Tracking post-school destinations of young people with mild intellectual disabilities: The problem of attrition

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-152

  Caton, Sue ^a   Kagan, Carolyn ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Moderate learning disability; School leavers; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646751970     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2005.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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