Assessment of change in outcome measurement

Outcome Measurement in Mental Health: Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 206-218

  Trauer, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84896705677     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511760686.021     Document Type: Chapter

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