Empowerment and personal assistance – resistance, consumer choice, partnership or discipline?
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1501-7419,1745-3011
DOI: 10.1080/15017419.2014.895414