Social Support and Barriers to Post-Secondary Education: Experiences of Students with Physical Disabilities in Canada

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 575-580

  Anderson, Martin P ^a   Madill, Helen M ^b   Warren, Sharon A ^b   Vargo, James W ^b  

^a Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 1542425597     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802269605901210     Document Type: Article

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