Factors affecting employment among people with mobility disabilities in South Korea

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-25

  Park, Soo Kyung ^a   Yoon, Jae Young ^b   Henderson, Terrence ^c  

^a Daejin University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c International Relations and Education Centre   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disability; Employment; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; MOBILITY DISABILITIES;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33846953976     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328012c990     Document Type: Article

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