Disability measurements: Impact on research results

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 340-357

  Molden, Thomas Hugaas ^a   Tøssebro, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

disability definition; employment; social indicators; survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868290212     PISSN: 15017419     EISSN: 17453011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15017419.2011.621654     Document Type: Article

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