Comparison of Assertive Community Treatment Fidelity Assessment Methods: Reliability and Validity

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عنوان ژورنال: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

سال: 2015

ISSN: 0894-587X,1573-3289

DOI: 10.1007/s10488-015-0641-1