Validation and assessment of a conversational interaction intervention

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 493-509

  Hughes, Carolyn ^a,b   Killian, Daniel J ^a   Fischer, Gregory M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PEER REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0029940707     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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