Financial assistance for families with severely disabled children and transport costs

Children and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 333-345

  Roberts, Keri ^a   Lawton, Dot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937185359     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1999.tb00130.x     Document Type: Article

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