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Enhancing the durability of treatment effects: Maintenance strategies in the treatment of nail-biting

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    Peter A. Spevak & C. Steven Richards

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Spevak, P.A., Richards, C.S. Enhancing the durability of treatment effects: Maintenance strategies in the treatment of nail-biting. Cogn Ther Res 4, 251–258 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01173657

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