Group research in applied settings: Examples and recommendations

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 253-265

  Kalodner, Cynthia R ^a   Alfred, Amy R ^b   Hoyt, William T ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

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EID: 85011480473     PISSN: 01933922     EISSN: 15496295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01933929708415529     Document Type: Article

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