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Infant-mother attachment in separated and married families. / Kier, C.; Lewis, C.
In: Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Vol. 26, No. 3/4, 1997, p. 185-194.

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Kier, C & Lewis, C 1997, 'Infant-mother attachment in separated and married families.', Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, vol. 26, no. 3/4, pp. 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1300/J087v26n03_14

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Kier, C., & Lewis, C. (1997). Infant-mother attachment in separated and married families. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 26(3/4), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1300/J087v26n03_14

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Kier C, Lewis C. Infant-mother attachment in separated and married families. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. 1997;26(3/4):185-194. doi: 10.1300/J087v26n03_14

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Kier, C. ; Lewis, C. / Infant-mother attachment in separated and married families. In: Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. 1997 ; Vol. 26, No. 3/4. pp. 185-194.

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