The role of ANCOVA in analyzing experimental data

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 753-759

  Belin, Thomas R ^a   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 77951112805     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20090625-01     Document Type: Article

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