Do some interventions work better than others? A review of comparative social work experiments

Social Work Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-81

  Reid, William J ^a   Kenaley, Bonnie Davis ^a,b   Colvin, Julanne ^a,b   Fortune, Anne E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Child and Family Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Common factors; Comparative experiment; Efficacy; Evidence based practice; Research review

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042826633     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/28.2.71     Document Type: Article

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