The measurement of outcome variables in couple and family therapy research

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-257

  Sanderson, Jessica ^a   Kosutic, Iva ^a   Garcia, Marisol ^a   Melendez, Tatiana ^a   Donoghue, Jamie ^a   Perumbilly, Sebastian ^a   Franzen, Caroline ^a   Anderson, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 70449403508     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180802405935     Document Type: Article

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