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Quality Management in Practice

Re-visioning Practice Guidelines to Improve Treatment of Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders

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Abrahamson, D.J., Saakvitne, K.W. (2000). Quality Management in Practice. In: Handbook of Quality Management in Behavioral Health. Issues in the Practice of Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4195-0_12

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