Resolving Ethical Challenges for Psychological Practice in Long-Term Care

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-344

  Moye, Jennifer ^a,c   Zehr, Martin ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical codes and principles; Ethnicity; Geriatric long term care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012829458     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy.7.3.337     Document Type: Article

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