What does the future hold? A follow-up study of graduates of a residential school program

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 842-851

  Oddo, Nancy S ^a   Sitlington, Patricia L ^b  

^a Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TRAINING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036914120     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0209601203     Document Type: Article

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