A Descriptive Study of Pica Behavior in Persons with Mental Retardation

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-361

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Bamburg, Jay W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental retardation; Pica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033482770     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021870925227     Document Type: Article

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