Measuring attachment in large populations: A systematic review

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 22-32

  Lim, Kim ^a   Corlett, Lauren ^a   Thompson, Lucy ^a   Law, James ^a   Wilson, Philip ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^a   Minnis, Helen ^a  

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EID: 79953150375     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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