Systems Psychodynamics: The Formative Years of an Interdisciplinary Field at the Tavistock Institute

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Systems Psychodynamics : The Formative Years of an Interdisciplinary Field at the Tavistock Institute. / Fraher, Amy.

In: History of Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 1, 02.2004, p. 65-84.

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Fraher, A 2004, 'Systems Psychodynamics: The Formative Years of an Interdisciplinary Field at the Tavistock Institute', History of Psychology, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 65-84. https://doi.org/10.1037/1093-4510.7.1.65

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Fraher, A. (2004). Systems Psychodynamics: The Formative Years of an Interdisciplinary Field at the Tavistock Institute. History of Psychology, 7(1), 65-84. https://doi.org/10.1037/1093-4510.7.1.65

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Fraher A. Systems Psychodynamics: The Formative Years of an Interdisciplinary Field at the Tavistock Institute. History of Psychology. 2004 Feb;7(1):65-84. https://doi.org/10.1037/1093-4510.7.1.65

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Fraher, Amy. / Systems Psychodynamics : The Formative Years of an Interdisciplinary Field at the Tavistock Institute. In: History of Psychology. 2004 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 65-84.

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