Integrating mediators and moderators in research design

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 675-681

  MacKinnon, David P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

intervention; methodological article; methodology; outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054760124     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731511414148     Document Type: Article

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