Invisible impairments: Dilemmas of concealment and disclosure

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-16

  Lingsom, Susan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

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EID: 76649083556     PISSN: 15017419     EISSN: 17453011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15017410701391567     Document Type: Article

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