Maternal reflective functioning, attachment, and the transmission gap: A preliminary study

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Attachment & Human Development

• Publication date

  2005-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1080/14616730500245880PMID 16210240
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