A comparison of quality of life outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities in supported employment, day services and employment enterprises

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 290-295

  Beyer, Stephen ^a   Brown, Tony ^b   Akandi, Rachel ^c   Rapley, Mark ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Hamad Medical Coorporation Doha Qatar   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Intellectual disabilities; Quality of life; Work environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952822964     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00534.x     Document Type: Note

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