Evidence-based practices and autism

Autism

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-133

  Mesibov, Gary B ^a   Shea, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence Based Practice; Scientifically Based Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STEREOTYPY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79751491181     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309348070     Document Type: Article

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