Social and communicative interventions and transition outcomes for youth with disabilities: A systematic review

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-107

  Alwell, Morgen ^a   Cobb, Brian ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Communication skills; Meta analysis; Social skills; Transition; Youth with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149117839     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885728809336657     Document Type: Review

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