The best kept secret in counseling: Single-case (N = 1) experimental designs

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 92-102

  Lundervold, Duane A ^a   Belwood, Marilyn F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0034382741     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02565.x     Document Type: Article

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