Complaints, malpractice, and risk management: Professional issues and personal experiences

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 402-410

  Montgomery, Linda M ^a   Cupit, Barbara E ^b   Wimberley, Tanya K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033238807     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.30.4.402     Document Type: Article

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