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Emotional Support and Counselling for people with visual impairment: Quantitative findings from a mixed methods pilot study. / Barr, Wally; Hodge, Suzanne; Leeven, Martina et al.
In: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2012, p. 294-302.

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Barr, W, Hodge, S, Leeven, M, Bowen, L & Knox, P 2012, 'Emotional Support and Counselling for people with visual impairment: Quantitative findings from a mixed methods pilot study', Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 294-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2012.663776

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Barr W, Hodge S, Leeven M, Bowen L, Knox P. Emotional Support and Counselling for people with visual impairment: Quantitative findings from a mixed methods pilot study. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 2012;12(4):294-302. Epub 2012 Mar 27. doi: 10.1080/14733145.2012.663776

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Barr, Wally ; Hodge, Suzanne ; Leeven, Martina et al. / Emotional Support and Counselling for people with visual impairment: Quantitative findings from a mixed methods pilot study. In: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 2012 ; Vol. 12, No. 4. pp. 294-302.

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