Constructive metatheory: 1. Basic features and historical foundations

International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 1-35

  Mahoney, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84960636260     PISSN: 0893603X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720538808412762     Document Type: Article

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