INCREASING THE HAPPINESS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PROFOUND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES: REPLICATION AND EXTENSION
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Increasing the happiness of individuals with profound multiple disabilities: replication and extension.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0021-8855,1938-3703
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2004.37-531