Ethnicity and caring for a disabled child: The case of children with sickle cell or thalassaemia

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 755-775

  Ahmad, Waqar I U ^a   Atkin, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039470477     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011158     Document Type: Article

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