The embodied experience of episodic disability among women with multiple sclerosis

Disability and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-189

  Vick, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

embodied politics; embodiment; employment practices; episodic disability; institutional legitimacy; multiple sclerosis; social relationships; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873681378     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2012.699279     Document Type: Article

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