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Title:	Using a personal storybook and MR. POTATO HEAD toy as a creative approach to individualized teaching.
Author(s):	Glendon K; Dreyer L
Source:	ACCH Advocate (ACCH ADVOCATE), 1993 Fall-Winter; 1(1): 49-51 (6 ref)
Publication Type:	journal article - case study
Language:	English
Major Subjects:	Play and Playthings; Storytelling; Child, Hospitalized; Ostomy Care--Education--In Infancy and Childhood
Minor Subjects:	Child; Male
Journal Subset:	Biomedical; USA
MEDLINE Info:	NLM UID: 9503756
Entry Date:	19950301
Accession Number:	1995005288
Persistent link to this record:	http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cin20&an=1995005288
Database:	CINAHL
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