Using prompts to increase attendance at groups for survivors of domestic violence

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 460-463

  Martinez, Katherine K ^a   Wong, Stephen E ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABAB design; Increasing attendance; Support groups; Survivors of domestic violence; Telephone prompts; Written reminders

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449377041     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731508329384     Document Type: Article

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