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Basic Research Article

Assessing transgenerational trauma transmission: development and psychometric properties of the Historical Intergenerational Trauma Transmission Questionnaire (HITT-Q)

Evaluación de la transmisión transgeneracional del trauma: Desarrollo y propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario de transmisión del trauma intergeneracional histórico (HITT-Q)

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Article: 2329510 | Received 22 Sep 2023, Accepted 04 Mar 2024, Published online: 26 Mar 2024

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