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Reflections on the 40th Anniversary of the Community Mental Health Centers Act

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Feldman, S. Reflections on the 40th Anniversary of the Community Mental Health Centers Act. Adm Policy Ment Health 31, 369–380 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:APIH.0000034414.10420.c3

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