Editorial: Assessing and enhancing clinical significance/social validity of intervention research in pediatric psychology

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-119

  Rapoff, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77149151529     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp102     Document Type: Review

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