Remaining in Workforce – Employment Barriers for People with Disabilities in a Swedish Context
By: Gunnel Östlund and Gun Johansson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.4 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 18 - 25
Submitted on: Feb 3, 2017
Accepted on: Feb 3, 2017
Published on: Feb 1, 2018
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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