Illustration of a three-step process for identifying the level and quality of empirical support for manualized treatments

Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-47

  Justice, Laura M ^a   Snell, Martha E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ABA; Autism treatment; Evidence based practice; Manualized treatment; Speech language intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349836157     PISSN: 17489539     EISSN: 17489547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17489530701307175     Document Type: Article

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