The effects of a vitamin supplement on the pica of a child with severe mental retardation

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 619-622

  Pace, Gary M ^a   Toyer, Edward A ^b  

^a May Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biological interventions; Outpatient settings; Pica

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PICA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PICA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAMINS;

EID: 0034577368     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-619     Document Type: Article

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