A review and critical appraisal of measures of therapist-patient interactions in mental health settings

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Cahill, J ^a   Barkham, M ^a   Hardy, G ^a   Gilbody, S ^a   Richards, D ^b   Bower, P ^b   Audin, K ^a   Connell, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCINFO; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDITY;

EID: 47849128084     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta12240     Document Type: Review

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