Evaluation of a weight loss treatment program for individuals with mild mental retardation

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 15-28

  Sailer, Angela B ^a,b   Miltenberger, Raymond G ^a,b   Johnson, Brigitte ^a,b   Zetocha, Kim ^a,b   Egemo Helm, Kristin ^a,b   Hegstad, Holly ^a,b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southeast Human Service Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral program; Mild mental retardation; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746583617     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v28n02_02     Document Type: Article

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