Self-injurious behavior and functional analysis: Ethics and evidence

Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-342

  Hastings, Richard P ^a,b   Noone, Stephen J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 31044432150     PISSN: 15470350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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