From 'cage beds' to inclusion: The long road for individuals with intellectual disability in the Czech Republic

Disability and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 425-439

  Vann, Barbara H ^a   Šiška, Jan ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 33749462325     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590600785811     Document Type: Article

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