A review of literature on interventions to reduce pica in individuals with developmental disabilities

Autism

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-95

  Myles, Brenda Smith ^a,c   Simpson, Richard L ^a   Hirsch, Nancy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Leavenworth County Special Education Cooperative   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental disabilities; Interventions; Pica; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006825817     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361397011008     Document Type: Article

References (16)

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