Women with disabilities in the North West province of Cameroon: Resilient and deserving of greater attention

Disability and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-531

  Kiani, Shirin ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Developing countries; Disabilities; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949139943     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590902879205     Document Type: Article

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