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Social Validity Assessment of Physical Restraint Intervention by Care Providers of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Luiselli, J.K., Sperry, J.M. & Draper, C. Social Validity Assessment of Physical Restraint Intervention by Care Providers of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Behav Analysis Practice 8, 170–175 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-015-0082-z

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