Personalizing behavioral interventions through single-patient (N-of-1) trials

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 408-421

  Davidson, Karina W ^a   Peacock, James ^a   Kronish, Ian M ^a   Edmondson, Donald ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

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EID: 84905499317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12121     Document Type: Article

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