Mothers' Challenges in Feeding their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder-Managing More Than Just Picky Eating

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-33

  Rogers, Laura G ^a   Magill Evans, Joyce ^a   Rempel, Gwen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Eating behavior; Feeding; Grounded theory; Picky eating

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856212002     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-011-9252-2     Document Type: Article

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