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Clinical Practice Guidelines as Learned Treatises: Understanding Their Use as Evidence in the Courtroom

Patricia R. Recupero
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 290-301;
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vol. 36 no. 3 290-301
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18802175

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online September 18, 2008.

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  1. Patricia R. Recupero, JD, MD
  1. Dr. Recupero is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and President/CEO, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI. This paper was presented at the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law's Annual Meeting, October 28, 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  1. Address correspondence to: Patricia R. Recupero, JD, MD, Butler Hospital, 345 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, RI 02906. E-mail: patricia_recupero{at}brown.edu

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