Employee benefits for individuals with disabilities: The effect of race and gender

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 38-46

  Lustig, Daniel C ^a   Strauser, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EMPLOYEE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; WORK; WORKER;

EID: 2942657502     PISSN: 00224154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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