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Prof. Dr. med. Volker Mall
Chair of Social Pediatrics of the Technical University of Munich, located at kbo-Kinderzentrum München gGmbh,
Technical university of munich
Heiglhofstr. 69
81377 München

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Concept (names in alphabetical order)
  • Dr. phil. Michaela Augustin
  • Dr. phil. Anna Friedmann
  • Prof. Dr. phil. Maria Licata-Dandel
  • Prof. Dr. med. Volker Mall
  • Prof. Dr. Dieter Wolke
With the collaboration of (names in alphabetical order)
  • Dr. phil. Michaela Augustin
  • B. Sc. Linda Baier
  • Dr. Ayten Bilgin (Ph.D.)
  • Dr. Linda Breeman (Ph.D.)
  • M. Sc. Catherine Büchel
  • Dr. phil. Anna Friedmann
  • Dominika Hess
  • B. Sc. & Dipl. Kffr. Katharina Kempter
  • Prof. Dr. phil. Maria Licata-Dandel
  • Prof. Dr. med. Volker Mall
  • B. A., B. Sc. Marina Praguer Gaeta
  • Dipl.-Psych. Claudia Rupprecht
  • M. Sc. Svenja Scheel
  • M. Sc. Lena Wagner
  • M. Sc. Anne Sophie Wenzel
  • Prof. Dr. Dieter Wolke
  • Dipl.-Psych. Ruth Wollwerth de Chuquisengo
  • Dr. med. Margret Ziegler
In cooperation with the team of the cry baby outpatient clinic of the kbo-Kinderzentrum München gGmbH.
With special thanks to Dr. Jorge Palacios for the expertise and advice.
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  • Christoph Wen (Technical University of Munich, m.Sc.)
  • Jannatul Ferdous (Technical University of Munich, B.Sc.)
  • Stefan Dorfer (Technical University of Munich, B.Sc.)
  • Annika Jung (Technical University of Munich)
  • Stella Koschnike (Technical University of Munich)
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