Job placement of urban youth with developmental disabilities: Research and implications

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-62

  Rimmerman, Arie ^b   Botuck, Shelly ^b   Levy, Joel M ^a   Royce, Jacqueline M ^b  

^a Young Adult Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0039611997     PISSN: 00224154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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