The weil-being of australian adolescents and young adults with self-reported long-term health conditions, impairments or disabilities: 2001 and 2006

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-53

  Emerson, Eric ^a   Honey, Anne ^a   Madden, Ros ^a   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Disability; Discrimination; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952984641     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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