Use of self-operated auditory prompts by workers with moderate mental retardation to transition independently through vocational tasks

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 327-345

  Taber, Teresa A ^a   Alberto, Paul A ^a   Fredrick, Laura D ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCATION;

EID: 0031927717     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(98)00008-0     Document Type: Article

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