The effects of classroom-based time-In/Time-Out on compliance rates in children with speech/language disabilities

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Marlow, Alisha G ^a   Tingstrom, Daniel H ^b   Olmi, D Joe ^b   Edwards, Ron P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 0031483386     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v19n02_01     Document Type: Article

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