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E-mentoring for youth with physical disabilities preparing for employment: a content analysis of support exchanged between participants of a mentored and non-mentored group

Celia CassianiRehabilitation Science Institute, Toronto, Canada; ;Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jennifer StinsonChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; ;Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Sally LindsayHolland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; ;Rehabilitation Science Institute, Toronto, Canada; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-290XView further author information
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Pages 1963-1970 | Received 26 Jan 2018, Accepted 30 Oct 2018, Published online: 14 Jan 2019

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