Contextual effects of race or ethnicity on acceptance for vocational rehabilitation of consumers who are legally blind

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 425-436

  Cavenaugh, Brenda S ^a   Giesen, J Martin ^b,c   Steinman, Bernard A ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RRTC BLV   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247388561     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0610000706     Document Type: Review

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