Employment inequality revisited: Predictors of better employment outcomes for young women with disabilities in transition

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 425-442

  Doren, Bonnie ^a   Benz, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032220158     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002246699803100402     Document Type: Article

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