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A Comparison of Graduated Exposure, Verbal Coping Skills, and Their Combination in the Treatment of Children's Fear of the Dark

David V. Sheslow Child Diagnostic and Development Clinic, Alfred I. dubat Institute, Whington, DE, 19869
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Andrew S. Bondy Rutgers University
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Rosemary O. Nelson University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Pages 33-45 | Published online: 13 Oct 2010

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