Focus on communication: Improving interaction between staff and residents who have severe or profound mental retardation

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 363-382

  Golden, Jeannie ^a   Reese, Matthew ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030248398     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-4222(96)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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