'What lay ahead...': A media portrayal of disability and assisted suicide

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-38

  Schwartz, Karen D ^a   Lutfiyya, Zana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Critical discourse analysis; Disability; End of life; News media

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849134453     PISSN: 14713802     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2009.01113.x     Document Type: Article

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