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Factors Influencing Managers' Adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act

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  1. Research and Information Analyst with the Office of Mental Health/Mental Retardation, City of Philadelphia, USA

    Daksha Thakker

  2. University of Pennsylvania, USA

    Phyllis Solomon

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Thakker, D., Solomon, P. Factors Influencing Managers' Adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Adm Policy Ment Health 26, 213–219 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021366731025

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