Stuck at the bottom rung: Occupational characteristics of workers with disabilities

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-128

  Kaye, H Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career mobility; Employment; Job skills; Occupations; People with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DISABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SECURITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; UNITED STATES; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349223643     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9175-2     Document Type: Article

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