Development of an Independent Behaviour Assessment Scale for Bangladesh

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-252

  Munir, Shirin Z ^a   Zaman, Sultana ^b   McConachie, Helen ^c  

^a Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033269039     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1999.tb00080.x     Document Type: Article

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