An Analysis of the Reliability and Stability of the Motivation Assessment Scale in Assessing the Challenging Behaviors of Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-250

  Conroy, Maureen A ^a   Fox, James J ^a   Bucklin, Adrienne ^a   Good, William ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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