The autobiographical self: Who we know and who we are

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 276-284

  Blinder, Barton J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34249938150     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20070401-02     Document Type: Review

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