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Anomalous Experience and Qualitative Research: An Introduction to the Special Issue. / Murray, Craig (Editor); Wooffitt, R. (Editor).
In: Qualitative Research in Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010, p. 1-4.

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Murray, C & Wooffitt, R (eds) 2010, 'Anomalous Experience and Qualitative Research: An Introduction to the Special Issue', Qualitative Research in Psychology, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780880903304535

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Murray C, (ed.), Wooffitt R, (ed.). Anomalous Experience and Qualitative Research: An Introduction to the Special Issue. Qualitative Research in Psychology. 2010;7(1):1-4. doi: 10.1080/14780880903304535

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Murray, Craig (Editor) ; Wooffitt, R. (Editor). / Anomalous Experience and Qualitative Research: An Introduction to the Special Issue. In: Qualitative Research in Psychology. 2010 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 1-4.

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