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Effects of Individual and Group Contingency Interventions on Attendance in Adolescent Part-Time Employees

Shira Melody Berkovits Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York; The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
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Peter Sturmey Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York; The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
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Alicia M. Alvero Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York; The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 152-161 | Published online: 13 Jun 2012

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