Tell me a story: A review of narrative assessments for preschoolers

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 455-475

  Bettmann, Joanna E ^a   Lundahl, Brad W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Narrative; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949019388     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-007-0095-8     Document Type: Article

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