Taking a risk? The mortgage industry and perceptions of disabled people

Disability and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-87

  Hemingway, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Housing; Impairment; Mortgages; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949084704     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590903363399     Document Type: Article

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