Gender-related differences in placement rates of young adults with mental retardation and severe learning disabilities

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-263

  Botuck, S ^a   Levy, J M ^a   Rimmerman, A ^b  

^a Young Adult Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gender related differences; Mental retardation; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; LEARNING AIDS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DEMOGRAPHICS; GENDER RELATED DIFFERENCES; JOB PLACEMENT; LEARNING DISABILITIES; LOGISTIC REGRESSION EQUATION; MENTAL RETARDATION;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030250083     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199609000-00007     Document Type: Article

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