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Cognitive behavior modification: A rejoinder to Locke and to Meichenbaum

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Ledwidge, B. Cognitive behavior modification: A rejoinder to Locke and to Meichenbaum. Cogn Ther Res 3, 133–139 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01172599

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