The way women experience disabilities and especially disabilities related to leprosy in rural areas in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-70

  Schuller, Ilse ^a   Van Brakel, Wim H ^a   Van Der Vliet, Inge ^a   Beise, Kerstin ^a   Wardhani, Laksmi ^a   Silwana, Sani ^a   Van Eiteren, Marianne ^a   Hasibuan, Yamin ^a   Asapa, Andi S ^a  

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