Differences in social support among employed and unemployed adults who are visually impaired

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 545-556

  Cimarolli, Verena R ^a   Wang, Shu Wen ^a  

^a Arlene R Gordon Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT T TEST; UNEMPLOYMENT; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33749565992     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0610000906     Document Type: Article

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