A comparison of the economic status of working-age persons with visual impairments and those of other groups

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 133-148

  Houtenville, Andrew J ^a  

^a School of Industrial and Labor Relations   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; INSURANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CODING; POLICY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037371854     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0309700302     Document Type: Article

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