Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 9-25 , 1 February 2000

A comprehensive guide to the application of contingency management procedures in clinical settings

Received 19 January 1999 ,Revised 16 June 1999 ,Accepted 23 June 1999.

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