The development of enemy images in Dutch children: Measurement and initial findings

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 645-660

  Oppenheimer, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 28244496510     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 0261510X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X36155     Document Type: Review

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