A functional assessment of handmouthing among persons with severe and profound intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Swender, Stephen ^a   Matson, Johnny ^b   Mayville, Stephen ^b   Gonzalez, Melissa ^b   McDowell, Donald ^a  

^a Pinecrest Developmental Center   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional assessment; Handmouthing; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HANDMOUTHING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOUTH; MOVEMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33745301886     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250600710880     Document Type: Article

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