Assessing person-centered outcomes in practice research: A latent transition profile framework

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 987-1002

  Thompson, Aaron M ^a   Macy, Rebecca J ^a   Fraser, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 80053919934     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20485     Document Type: Article

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