Conceptual and Empirical Issues in Child Custody Evaluations

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 310-322

  O'Donohue, William ^a   Bradley, April R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Custody; Divorce; Evaluation; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000496163     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy.6.3.310     Document Type: Article

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