The lives of disabled women in Nepal: Vulnerability without support

Disability and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-146

  Dhungana, Bishnu Maya ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

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EID: 33645011771     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590500498051     Document Type: Article

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