'Mate crime': Ridicule, hostility and targeted attacks against disabled people

Disability and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-111

  Thomas, Pam ^a  

^a Turn around research and consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled people; Relationships; Violence; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751630474     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2011.532590     Document Type: Article

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