Attachment measures for research and practice

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 187-192

  O'Connor, Thomas G ^a   Gerard B J , Byrne J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lucena Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Attachment; Development

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 35448936360     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00444.x     Document Type: Review

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