Detecting changes in simulated events using partial-interval recording and momentary time sampling

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-269

  Rapp, John T ^a   Colby Dirksen, Amanda M ^a   Michalski, Dara N ^a   Carroll, Regina A ^a   Lindenberg, Ally M ^a  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55549148433     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: 1099078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bin.269     Document Type: Article

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