Factors associated with assistive technology discontinuance among individuals with disabilities

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 44-50

  Riemer Reiss, Marti L ^a   Wacker, Robbyn R ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS   (United States)

^b Dept of Counseling and Hum Serv ^*

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