Choosing a valid assessment of attachment for clinical use: A comparative study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-87

  Crittenden, Patricia McKinsey ^a   Claussen, Angelika Hartl ^b   Kozlowska, Kasia ^c  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^*  (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Maltreatment; Preschoolers; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250620033     PISSN: 0814723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/anft.28.2.78     Document Type: Article

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