Introduction

Outcome Measurement in Mental Health: Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-12

  Trauer, Tom ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 79251638474     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511760686.002     Document Type: Chapter

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