The promise of mobile technologies and single case designs for the study of individuals in their natural environment

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-153

  Vilardaga, Roger ^a,b   B Bricker, Jonathan ^a,b   G McDonell, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual behavioral science; Mobile technologies; Single case designs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902084620     PISSN: 22121447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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