A survey of the use of functional assessment procedures in agencies serving individuals with developmental disabilities

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 187-198

  Ellingson, Sherry A ^a   Miltenberger, Raymond G ^a   Long, Ethan S ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0032706726     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-078X(199910/12)14:4<187::AID-BIN38>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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