A critique of arguments supporting disability avoidance

Disability and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-246

  Anstey, Kyle W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649140626     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590801954000     Document Type: Article

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