Decision research can increase the accuracy of clinical judgment and thereby improve patient care

The Great Ideas of Clinical Science: 17 Principles That Every Mental Health Professional Should Understand

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 49-76

  Faust, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203942789     Document Type: Chapter

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