Treatment completion and therapeutic change among children referred for outpatient therapy

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 332-340

  Kazdin, Alan E ^a   Wassell, Gloria ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032374797     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.29.4.332     Document Type: Article

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