Psychological factors associated with obtaining employment

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-181

  Hensel, Elizabeth ^a   Kroese, Biza Stenfert ^a   Rose, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Intellectual disability; Motivation; Outcome; Psychological factors; Supported employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846988551     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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