Nomothetic item selection rules for tests of psychological interventions

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 419-427

  Meier, Scott T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0001976780     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503309712331332113     Document Type: Article

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