Time to make up your mind: Why choosing is difficult

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-8

  Harris, John ^a  

^a Brit Inst of Learning Disabilities   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Decision making; Empowerment; Promotion.

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644884943     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2003.00181.x     Document Type: Review

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