Using multilevel mixtures to evaluate intervention effects in group randomized trials

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-326

  Van Horn, M Lee ^a   Fagan, Abigail A ^a   Jaki, Thomas ^b   Brown, Eric C ^c   Hawkins, J David ^c   Arthur, Michael W ^c   Abbott, Robert D ^c   Catalano, Richard F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 45749141698     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273170802034893     Document Type: Article

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