Small-N designs in rehabilitation research

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-211

  Cowan, Richard J ^a   Hennessey, Mary L ^a   Vierstra, Courtney V ^a   Rumrill Jr , Phillip D ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; Research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CASE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; TYPES OF STUDY;

EID: 4444304925     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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