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The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 121, 1987 - Issue 3
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Original Articles

Meta-Analysis of Pragmatic and Theoretical Research: A Critique

Pages 259-271 | Received 09 Dec 1986, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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