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Toward a successful vocational rehabilitation in adults with disabilities: Does residential arrangement matter?

F. L. Fredrik G. LangiDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA;Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Ashmeet OberoiDepartment of Educational and Psychological Studies, School of Education and Human Development, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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Fabricio E. BalcazarDepartment of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Pages 124-137 | Published online: 13 Mar 2017

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