A Bibliography of Randomized Controlled Experiments in Social Work (1949–2013): Solvitur Ambulando

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 753-793

  Thyer, Bruce A ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; literature review; methodological article; outcome study; randomized experiment; RCT; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944459147     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731515599174     Document Type: Editorial

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