Moving out: Residential independence among young adults with disabilities and the role of families

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 519-537

  Leiter, Valerie ^a   Waugh, Alexandra ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Disabilities; Families; Transition; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449135761     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494920903050847     Document Type: Article

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