Using Structural Equations to Estimate Effects of Behavioral Interventions

Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 68-81

  Hennessy, Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0003117914     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: 15328007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705519409539962     Document Type: Article

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