A Multi-Informant Approach to Exploring Connections, Disruptions, and the Multidimensional Elements of Transition to Adulthood for People with Intellectual Disabilities
By: Francesca Ribenfors, Sue Caton and Leanne Rimmer
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1202 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 330 - 344
Submitted on: Sep 16, 2024
Accepted on: May 29, 2025
Published on: Jun 12, 2025
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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