Bring my scooter so I can leave you: A study of disabled women handling abuse by personal assistance providers

Violence Against Woman

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-416

  Saxton, Marsha ^a,d   Curry, Mary Ann ^b   Powers, Laurie E ^b   Maley, Susan ^c   Eckels, Karyl ^a   Gross, Jacqueline ^a  

^a World Institute on Disability   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rehabilitation Research and Training Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035626128     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10778010122182523     Document Type: Article

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