No laughing matter: Medical and social experiences of restricted growth

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-31

  Shakespeare, Tom ^a   Thompson, Sue ^a   Wright, Michael ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Identity; Impairment; Models of disability; Restricted growth; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953302599     PISSN: 15017419     EISSN: 17453011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15017410902909118     Document Type: Article

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