Psychiatric disability assessments

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 774-782

  Williams, C Donald ^a  

^a CGP   (United States)

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EID: 33845626559     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20061101-04     Document Type: Review

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