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The Use of the Strauch Scale to Study Dream Reports from Sacred Sites in England and Wales

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The Use of the Strauch Scale to Study Dream Reports from Sacred Sites in England and Wales. / Krippner, Stanley; Devereux, Paul; Fish, Adam.
In: Dreaming, Vol. 13, No. 2, 01.06.2003, p. 95-105.

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Krippner, S, Devereux, P & Fish, A 2003, 'The Use of the Strauch Scale to Study Dream Reports from Sacred Sites in England and Wales', Dreaming, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023302209103

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Krippner, S., Devereux, P., & Fish, A. (2003). The Use of the Strauch Scale to Study Dream Reports from Sacred Sites in England and Wales. Dreaming, 13(2), 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023302209103

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Krippner S, Devereux P, Fish A. The Use of the Strauch Scale to Study Dream Reports from Sacred Sites in England and Wales. Dreaming. 2003 Jun 1;13(2):95-105. doi: 10.1023/A:1023302209103

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Krippner, Stanley ; Devereux, Paul ; Fish, Adam. / The Use of the Strauch Scale to Study Dream Reports from Sacred Sites in England and Wales. In: Dreaming. 2003 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 95-105.

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