Implementing Evidence-Based Psychotherapies in Settings Serving Older Adults: Challenges and Solutions
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Services
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1075-2730,1557-9700
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100078