What individual, provider, and community characteristics predict employment of individuals with mental retardation?

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 346-355

  McDermott, Suzanne ^a,c   Martin, Michelle ^a   Butkus, Stanley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b S Carolina Dept Disabil Spec N

^c Family Practice Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0033159046     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1999)104<0346:WIPACC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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