Veterans Administration Psychology: Six Decades of Public Service (1946-2006)

Psychological Services

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 208-213

  Baker, Rodney R ^a   Pickren, Wade E ^b  

^a SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

health care of veterans; health care research; history of psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548855249     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1541-1559.3.3.208     Document Type: Article

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