Facilitated communication and its legitimacy - Twenty-first century developments

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Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-41

  Mostert, Mark P ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650131613     PISSN: 09362835     EISSN: 15327035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09362830903462524     Document Type: Article

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