Exploring perspectives on transition of youth with disabilities: Voices of young adults, parents, and professionals

Mental Retardation

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 425-435

  Cooney, Bernard F ^a  

^a ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIALIZATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0036884487     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2002)040<0425:EPOTOY>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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