The meaning of work in the lives of people with significant disabilities: Consumer and family perspectives

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 49-55

  Freedman, Ruth I ^a   Fesko, Sheila Lynch ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0004579649     PISSN: 00224154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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