The functional assessment of challenging behaviour: A comparison of informant-based, experimental and descriptive methods

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 206-222

  Toogood, Sandy ^a   Timlin, Kevin ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042953309     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1996.tb00110.x     Document Type: Review

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