Dual agency for VA clinicians: Defining an evolving ethical question

Military Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-48

  Stone, Andrew M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 41249084822     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995600701753177     Document Type: Article

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