A survey of residential treatment centers’ outcome research practices

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 45-59

  Nansel, Tonja R ^a   Raines, Susan ^a   Jackson, Dennis L ^a   Teal, Cayla R ^a   Force, Ronald C ^a   Klingsporn, M James ^a   Burdsal, Charles A ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937270229     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v15n04_04     Document Type: Article

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