Group intensive family training (GIFT) for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-180

  Anan, Ruth M ^a   Warner, Lori J ^a   McGillivary, Jamie E ^a   Chong, Ivy M ^a   Hines, Stefani J ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 47749133425     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: 1099078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bin.262     Document Type: Article

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