Psychologists' current practices and procedures in child custody evaluations: Five years after American psychological association guidelines

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-268

  Bow, James N ^b   Quinnell, Francella A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Hawthorn Center   (United States)

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EID: 0035615146     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.32.3.261     Document Type: Article

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