Identifying work preferences among supported workers with severe disabilities: Efficiency and accuracy of a preference-assessment protocol

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-296

  Reid, Dennis H ^a   Parsons, Marsha B ^b   Towery, Donna ^b   Lattimore, L Perry ^b   Green, Carolyn W ^b   Brackett, Leah ^b  

^a Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center   (United States)

^b J Iverson Riddle Centerin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK; WORKER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 37849011993     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: 1099078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bin.245     Document Type: Article

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