Bridging the gap between explicative and treatment research: A model and practical implications

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-90

  Blount, Ronald L ^a   Bunke, Victoria L ^b   Zaff, Jonathan F ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical research; Coping; Empirically supported treatment; Pain; Scientific methods; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002428041     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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