Child care for preschoolers with autism: An exploration of mothers' beliefs, decision-making, and knowledge

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 485-499

  Häussler, Annemarie ^a   Kurtz Costes, Beth ^b  

^a University of North Carolina ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0032349782     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(99)80053-2     Document Type: Article

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