What Focus Groups Suggest about Mental Health Parity Policymaking

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 540-547

  Castellblanch, Ramón ^c   Abrahamson, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a Traumatic Stress Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141976689     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.34.5.540     Document Type: Article

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