Considerations for the systematic analysis and use of single-case research

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 269-290

  Horner, Robert H ^a   Swaminathan, Hariharan ^b   Sugai, George ^b   Smolkowski, Keith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84860433561     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: 19348924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/etc.2012.0011     Document Type: Article

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