Social identity and people with learning difficulties: Implications for self-advocacy groups

Disability and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-51

  Finlay, Michael ^a   Lyons, Evanthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032345244     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599826902     Document Type: Article

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