The position of the deaf in the swedish labor market

American Annals of the Deaf

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-77

  Rydberg, Emelie ^a   Gellerstedt, Lotta Coniavitis ^a   Danermark, Berth ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEAFNESS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77952061200     PISSN: 0002726X     EISSN: 15430375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/aad.0.0130     Document Type: Article

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