Child and Adolescent Psychological Assessment: Current Clinical Practices and the Impact of Managed Care

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 446-453

  Cashel, Mary Louise ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036391703     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.33.5.446     Document Type: Review

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