Evidence based psychotherapy: Special case or special pleading?

Evidence-Based Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 35-37

  Parry, Glenys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002835846     PISSN: 13620347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.3.2.35     Document Type: Editorial

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