The European community and disability discrimination: Time to address the deficit of powers?

Disability and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 465-479

  Waddington, Lisa ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0031523781     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599727290     Document Type: Article

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