A Comparative Study on Disability and Challenging Behavior in Hospital Wards and Hospital-Based Bungalows

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Chung, Man Cheung ^a   Thacker, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Challenging behavior; Disability; Hospital wards

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041636156     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021852416450     Document Type: Article

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