The Legacy of the 38 Witnesses and the Importance of Getting History Right

American Psychologist

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 562-563

  Manning, Rachel ^a   Levine, Mark ^b   Collins, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; COOPERATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 54549088028     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.63.6.562     Document Type: Article

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