Criteria for selecting instruments to assess treatment outcomes

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 29-48

  Green, Rex S ^a   Newman, Frederick L ^b  

^a Florida International University ^*  (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002674729     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v13n04_02     Document Type: Article

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