Children’s reactions to and memory for a stressful event: Influences of age, anatomical dolls, knowledge, and parental attachment

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 54-75

  Goodman, Gail S ^a   Quas, Jodi A ^a   Batterman Faunce, Jennifer M ^b   Riddlesberger, M M ^c   Kuhn, Jerald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital of Buffalo   (United States)

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EID: 85045093063     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532480xads0102_1     Document Type: Article

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