Empathic Responding in Children with a Chronic Illness

Children's Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-69

  Sterling, Cheryl M ^a,b   Friedman, Alice G ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 1542395150     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326888chc2501_5     Document Type: Article

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