Enhancing Early Child-Parent Relationships: Implications of Adult Attachment Research

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 64-76

  Berlin, Lisa J ^a   Cassidy, Jude ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Child parent relationship; Early intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035643366     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200114020-00008     Document Type: Article

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