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Blakely, C.H., Mayer, J.P., Gottschalk, R.G. et al. The fidelity-adaptation debate: Implications for the implementation of public sector social programs. Am J Commun Psychol 15, 253–268 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00922697
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