Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 10 , Pages 1289-1297 , October 2006

A Natural Setting Behavior Management Program for Persons With Acquired Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • George J. Carnevale, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Services Development, Rehabilitation Specialists, North Haledon, NJ
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to George J. Carnevale, PhD, Clinical Services Development, Rehabilitation Specialists, 33 Sicomac Rd, North Haledon, NJ 07508.
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  • Vera Anselmi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Natural Setting Behavior Management, West Orange, NJ
    • ,
  • Mark V. Johnston, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Outcomes Research, West Orange, NJ
    • ,
  • Kim Busichio, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corp, West Orange, NJ.
    • ,
  • Vanessa Walsh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corp, West Orange, NJ.

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (grant no. H133A980030) and the Henry H. Kessler Foundation.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00552-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.06.010

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 10 , Pages 1289-1297 , October 2006

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