Examining the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy: A meta-analysis

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-116

  Kim, Johnny S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Solution focused brief therapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549150702     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731507307807     Document Type: Article

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