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Intervention Integrity: New Paradigms and Applications

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Acknowledgments

The first author has received, two NIMH grants, R34MH072982 and R01MH075787, for the purpose of this research. This research was made possible, in part, by the support of the School District of Philadelphia. Opinions contained in this report reflect those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the School District of Philadelphia.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Psychology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Rm. 1480 at CHOP North; 3405 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Stephen S. Leff

  2. The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

    Stephen S. Leff

  3. Department of Counseling and Applied Education Psychology, Northeastern University, 212 B. Lake Hall, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Jessica A. Hoffman

  4. Department of Pediatric Psychology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Rm. 1409 at CHOP North; 3405 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Rebecca Lakin Gullan

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Leff, S.S., Hoffman, J.A. & Gullan, R.L. Intervention Integrity: New Paradigms and Applications. School Mental Health 1, 103–106 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-009-9013-x

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