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Volume 2017, Article ID 9152627, 10 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9152627
Research Article

A Psychological Perspective on Preterm Children: The Influence of Contextual Factors on Quality of Family Interactions

Michela Gatta,1,2 Marina Miscioscia,2,3 Lorenza Svanellini,2 Chiara Peraro,3 and Alessandra Simonelli3

1Childhood Adolescence Family Unit, ULSS6 Veneto, Padua, Italy
2Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Padua University, Padua, Italy
3Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Padua University, Padua, Italy

Correspondence should be addressed to Alessandra Simonelli; ti.dpinu@illenomis.ardnassela

Received 16 February 2017; Revised 14 August 2017; Accepted 21 August 2017; Published 12 October 2017

Academic Editor: Vassilios Fanos

Copyright © 2017 Michela Gatta et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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