An alternating treatments comparison of two intensive interventions for food refusal

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-332

  Ahearn, William H ^a,b   Kerwin, Marylouise E ^a   Eicher, Peggy S ^a   Shantz, Jocelyn ^a   Swearingin, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b New England Center for Autism Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternating treatments comparison; Corollary behaviors; Food refusal

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANOREXIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030237057     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-321     Document Type: Article

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