Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 276-281 , December 2006

Methodological Issues Associated With Group Intervention Research

  • Shirley A. Murphy

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Shirley A. Murphy, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195-7263.
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  • L. Clark Johnson

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Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 276-281 , December 2006

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