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Original Article

Using plain English and behaviourally specific language to increase the implementation of clinical guidelines for psychological treatments in schizophrenia

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Pages 129-133 | Received 08 Jul 2014, Accepted 13 Aug 2014, Published online: 03 Oct 2014

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