Attitudes of Secular and Religious Israeli Adolescents towards Persons with Disabilities: A multidimensional analysis

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-323

  Weisel, Amatzia ^a   Zaidman, Anat ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0345491548     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1034912032000120471     Document Type: Article

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