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The evaluation of the Fort Bragg Demonstration Project: An alternative interpretation of the findings

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  1. Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., 33612-3899, FL, Tampa

    Robert M. Friedman Ph.D. (Professor and Chair)

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham

    Barbara J. Burns Ph.D. (Professor)

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Friedman, R.M., Burns, B.J. The evaluation of the Fort Bragg Demonstration Project: An alternative interpretation of the findings. The Journal of Mental Health Administration 23, 128–136 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02518651

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