Best available evidence: Three complementary approaches

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-181

  Slocum, Timothy A ^a   Spencer, Trina D ^b   Detrich, Ronnie ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wing Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84860431239     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: 19348924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/etc.2012.0015     Document Type: Article

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