Attitudes towards mental illness: Influence of data collection procedures
β Scribed by Ian G. McPherson; Frances J. Cocks
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 398 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1433-9285
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