Burden of caring: Families of the disabled in Urban India

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-363

  Chakravarti, Upali ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 51649085584     PISSN: 09715215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097152150801500207     Document Type: Article

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