The Prevalence of Sexual Contact between British Clinical Psychologists and Their Patients

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 253-263

  Garrett, Tanya ^a   Davis, John D ^b  

^a South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0342858063     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0879(199812)5:4<253::AID-CPP171>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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