Noticing pretreatment change and therapy outcome: An initial study

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-168

  Johnson, Lee N ^a   Nelson, Thorana S ^b   Allgood, Scot M ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0005503766     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926189808251095     Document Type: Article

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