The future of supported employment: Don't panic!

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 145-149

  Cimera, Robert Evert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Employers; Funding; Supported employment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; SKILL; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 33746218130     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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