Facing ignorance: people with rare disorders and their experiences with public health and welfare services

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-32

  Grut, Lisbet ^a   Kvam, Marit H ^a  

^a SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

Author keywords

disability; health and welfare services; rare disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875940241     PISSN: 15017419     EISSN: 17453011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15017419.2011.645870     Document Type: Article

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