Quantitative synthesis and component analysis of single-participant studies on the picture exchange communication system

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 458-470

  Tincani, Matt ^a   Devis, Kathryn ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; behavior analysis; meta analysis research methodology; single participant research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755176843     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932510362494     Document Type: Article

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