The costs of services and employment outcomes achieved by adults with autism in the US

Autism

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-302

  Cimera, Robert Evert ^a   Cowan, Richard J ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Autism; Employment; Service costs; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKING TIME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65449180707     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309103791     Document Type: Article

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