The decline in the employment rate for people with disabilities: Bad data, bad health, or bad policy?

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-201

  Burkhauser, Richard V ^a   Stapleton, David C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Americans with disabilities act; Disability employment policy; Employment trends; Social security disability insurance; Work limitations

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; POLICY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELLBEING;

EID: 4444271363     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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