A Swedish prevalence study of deaf people using sign language: A prerequisite for deaf studies

Disability and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-323

  Werngren Elgström, Monica ^a   Dehlin, Ove ^b   Iwarsson, Susanne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 0038261844     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968759032000052888     Document Type: Article

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