'All doors are closed to us': A social model analysis of the experiences of disabled refugees and asylum seekers in Britain

Disability and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-410

  Harris, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038712421     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968759032000080968     Document Type: Review

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