Employment for individuals with mental disabilities: Ada unlocked the door but who has the handle?

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 49-64

  Scott, Patricia ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0029955465     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/J003v10n02_05     Document Type: Review

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