Screening medical patients for alcoholism with the MMPI: A comparison of seven scales
β Scribed by Robert C. Colligan; Leo J. Davis Jr; Robert M. Morse; Kenneth P. Offord
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 793 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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