Assessing the social validity of behavioral interventions: A review of treatment acceptability measures

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 176-206

  Finn, Cindy A ^b   Sladeczek, Ingrid E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035619841     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/scpq.16.2.176.18703     Document Type: Article

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