National cost efficiency of supported employees with intellectual disabilities: 2002 to 2007

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-29

  Cimera, Robert E ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950045552     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-115.1.19     Document Type: Review

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