Record Keeping Guidelines

American Psychologist

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 993-1004

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38149118774     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.9.993     Document Type: Article

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