Transition planning/coordinating interventions for youth with disabilities: A systematic review

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 70-81

  Brian Cobb, R ^a   Alwell, Morgen ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Secondary; Transition programming

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149111819     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885728809336655     Document Type: Review

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