Gender matters in transition to adulthood: A survey study of adolescents with disabilities and their families

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-364

  Powers, Kristin ^a,c   Hogansen, Jennifer ^b   Geenen, Sarah ^b   Powers, Laurie E ^b   Gil Kashiwabara, Eleanor ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSU Long Beach   (United States)

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EID: 42449155128     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20297     Document Type: Article

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