Research design and methodology section - Identifying Effective Treatments from a Brief Experimental Analysis: Using Single-Case Design Elements to Aid Decision Making

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-181

  Martens, Brian K ^a   Eckert, Tanya L ^a   Bradley, Tracy A ^a   Ardoin, Scott P ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842663090     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0089003     Document Type: Article

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