Variations in the administration of disability living allowance

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-156

  Hirst, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjudication; Disability; Social security; Take up; Variations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000762885     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.00045     Document Type: Article

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