HIV Infection and the Americans with Disabilities Act: An Evolving Interaction

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 549, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-100

  Studdert, David M ^a   Brennan, Troyen A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0031539125     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716297549001007     Document Type: Article

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