Health Care Analysis

, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp 132–135 | Cite as

Evaluating memory

  • Harold Merskey
The Commentaries
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Keywords

Sexual Abuse False Memory False Allegation Health CARE Analysis Dissociative Identity Disorder 
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© John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 1997

Authors and Affiliations

  • Harold Merskey
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  1. 1.University of Western OntarioLondonCanada

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