Family contribution to the vocational lives of vocationally competent young adults with intellectual disabilities

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 193-206

  Dixon, Roselyn M ^a   Reddacliff, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0242323917     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120120053667     Document Type: Article

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