The use of well controls: an unhealthy practice in psychiatric research.

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Published in Psychol Med on June 01, 2011

Authors

S Schwartz1, E Susser

Author Affiliations

1: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. sbs5@columbia.edu

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