Transforming sheltered workshops into affirmative businesses: An outcome evaluation

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-367

  Krupa, Terry ^a   Lagarde, Majka ^b   Carmichael, Karin ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Providence Continuing Care Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; WELLBEING; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

COMMERCE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SHELTERED WORKSHOPS;

EID: 0038246286     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/26.2003.359.367     Document Type: Article

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