Touch as a therapeutic medium for people with challenging behaviours

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-32

  Hegarty, John R ^a   Gale, Evelyn ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0342797016     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1996.tb00195.x     Document Type: Article

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