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Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Carlisle, Carla Beth – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A study administered the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills for Individuals with Severe Retardation (MESSIER) and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) to 892 individuals with severe mental retardation residing in a residential state facility. Significant positive correlations were found between corresponding MESSIER subscales and VABS…
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