True mental health parity: A long-overdue public health policy

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-79

  O'Sullivan, Cynthia Kline ^a   Krauss, Judith B ^b,c,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Silliman College

^d Council of Masters ^*

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EID: 33846066726     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200701000-00038     Document Type: Review

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