Needs assessment: An overview

Needs Assessment: An Overview

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-168

  Altschuld, James W ^a   Kumar, David Devraj ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84949777980     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781452256795     Document Type: Book

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