Effects of dance/movement therapy: A meta-analysis

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-260

  Ritter, Meredith ^b   Low, Kathryn Graff ^a  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 16144366627     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4556(96)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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