Cultural differences in specificity of autobiographical memories: Implications for asylum decisions

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 453-457

  Jobson, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum; Culture; Memory; Self; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007873379     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710902930259     Document Type: Article

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