Action research: From mental hospital reform in Saskatchewan to community building in California

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-55

  Sommer, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033249561     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0092490     Document Type: Article

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