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Research Papers

Examining the impact of a city-wide intensive interaction staff training program for adults with profound and multiple learning disability: a mixed methods evaluation

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Pages 201-210 | Received 10 Jan 2018, Accepted 28 Jun 2018, Published online: 17 Aug 2018

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