Disability Certification in India: Indian Disability Evaluation and Assessment Scale versus World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0253-7176,0975-1564
DOI: 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_166_17