An analogue assessment of repetitive hand behaviours in girls and young women with Rett syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 672-678

  Wales, Lorna ^a   Charman, T ^b   Mount, R H ^c  

^a Tadworth Court   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analogue environmental conditions; Hand stereotypy; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; NEUROCHEMISTRY; REINFORCEMENT; RETT SYNDROME; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; RETT SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 4744364111     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2003.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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