Prescriptive Authority for Psychologists and the Public Sector: Serving Underserved Health Care Consumers

Psychological Services

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-197

  Ax, Robert K ^a   Bigelow, Brian J ^b   Harowski, Kathy ^c   Meredith, James M ^d   Nussbaum, David ^e   Taylor, Randy R ^a  

^a Midlothian ^*

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Peace of Mind Counseling Center

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

military; prescriptive authority; public sector; rural; underserved patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249096302     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1541-1559.5.2.184     Document Type: Article

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