Promoting friendship through best buddies: A national survey of college program participants

Mental Retardation

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-63

  Hardman, Michael L ^a   Clark, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33644917753     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: 00476765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2006)44[56:PFTBBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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