Measurement Issues in Treatment Effectiveness Studies

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-372

  Davies, Patricia L ^a   Gavin, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Research design; Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013021138     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.53.4.363     Document Type: Article

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