Public research, private concerns: Ethical issues in the use of open-ended interviews with people who have learning difficulties

Disability and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-36

  Swain, John ^a   Heyman, Bob ^a   Gillman, Maureen ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032326264     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599826894     Document Type: Article

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