Personal Assistance Services (PAS) for workers with disabilities: Views and experiences of employers

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-27

  Misra, Sita ^a   Walls, Richard T ^a   Orslene, Louis E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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