Promoting positive attitudes toward people with Down syndrome: The benefit of school inclusion programs

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2710-2736

  Sirlopú, David ^a   González, Roberto ^a,c   Bohner, Gerd ^b   Siebler, Frank ^b   Ordóñez, Gabriela ^a   Millar, Andres ^a   Torres, David ^a   De Tezanos Pinto, Pablo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability   (Chile)

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EID: 54349089435     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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