Joint attention and social-emotional approach behavior in children with autism

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 63-82

  Mundy, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 84974329486     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579400006349     Document Type: Article

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