Alexithymia, Verbal Ability and Emotion Recognition
β Scribed by Ornella Montebarocci; Paola Surcinelli; Nicola Rossi; Bruno Baldaro
- Book ID
- 106506710
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 182 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-2720
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