A national analysis of medical licensure applications

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-374

  Polfliet, Sarah J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMAN; LAW; LICENSING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; SCREENING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54949156803     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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