Efficacy of a systematic process for designing function-based interventions for adults in a community setting

Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-38

  Underwood, Martha A ^a   Umbreit, John ^a   Liaupsin, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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