Questioning children: Interactional evidence of implicit bias in medical interviews

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 424-441

  Stivers, Tanya ^a   Majid, Asifa ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 38949106889     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250707000410     Document Type: Article

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