Wheelchair services and providers: Discriminating against disabled children?

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 151-159

  Staincliffe, Sue ^a  

^a Public Health Directorate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment rights; Children; Technology; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344656017     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjtr.2003.10.4.13555     Document Type: Article

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