Methods for evidence-based practice: Quantitative synthesis of single-subject designs

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2007, Issue 113, 2007, Pages 95-109

  Shadish, William R ^a   Rindskopf, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 51249144479     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.217     Document Type: Article

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