Improving outcome research in rehabilitation psychology: Some methodological recommendations

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-135

  McAweeney, Mary J ^a   Forchheimer, Martin ^a   Tate, Denise G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030767893     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.42.2.125     Document Type: Review

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