The APA and deafness

American Psychologist

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 816-824

  Vernon, McCay ^a,b  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Psychological Association; Deaf; Mental health services; Psychologists; Suggestions for improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751201511     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.8.816     Document Type: Article

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