Vocational rehabilitation services and employment outcomes for people with disabilities: A United States study

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 326-334

  Dutta, Alo ^a   Gervey, Robert ^b   Chan, Fong ^b,c   Chou, Chih Chin ^d   Ditchman, Nicole ^b  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Rehabilitation; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COUNSELING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549089476     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-008-9154-z     Document Type: Article

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