Workplace barriers and job satisfaction among employed people with multiple sclerosis: An empirical rationale for early intervention

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-183

  Rumrill, Phillip ^a   Roessler, Richard ^b   Vierstra, Courtney ^a   Hennessey, Mary ^a   Staples, Laura ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Multiple sclerosis; Work Experience Survey (WES); Workplace barriers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; THEORY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 4444293221     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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