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The Myth of Hempel and the DSM-III

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The Myth of Hempel and the DSM-III. / Cooper, Rachel Valerie; Blashfield, Roger.
In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Vol. 70, 08.2018, p. 10-19.

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Cooper, RV & Blashfield, R 2018, 'The Myth of Hempel and the DSM-III', Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, vol. 70, pp. 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2018.05.008

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Cooper, R. V., & Blashfield, R. (2018). The Myth of Hempel and the DSM-III. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 70, 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2018.05.008

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Cooper RV, Blashfield R. The Myth of Hempel and the DSM-III. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 2018 Aug;70:10-19. Epub 2018 Jun 30. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2018.05.008

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Cooper, Rachel Valerie ; Blashfield, Roger. / The Myth of Hempel and the DSM-III. In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 2018 ; Vol. 70. pp. 10-19.

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