Measuring disability in India

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 43, Issue 12-13, 2008, Pages 22-24

  Jeffery, Roger ^a   Singal, Nidhi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953314812     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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