Young adults with mental disabilities - Does transition planning make a difference?

Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-134

  Frank, Alan R ^a   Sitlington, Patricia L ^a  

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