Comparison of efficiency measures for academic interventions based on acquisition and maintenance

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-134

  Burns, Matthew K ^a   Sterling Turner, Heather E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 77955623177     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20458     Document Type: Article

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