Questions about behavioral function (QABF): A behavioral checklist for functional assessment of aberrant behavior

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-229

  Paclawskyj, Theodosia R ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^b   Rush, Karena S ^a   Smalls, Yemonja ^b   Vollmer, Timothy R ^c  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RELIABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034611874     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(00)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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