Quality Indicators: Disabled Children's and Parents' Prioritizations and Experiences of Quality Criteria when Using Different Types of Support Services

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1063-1080

  Mitchell, Wendy ^a   Sloper, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346361447     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/33.8.1063     Document Type: Article

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