Needs and Ambitions in Swedish Disability Care

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-257

  Lewin, Barbro ^a   Westin, Lina ^a   Lewin, Leif ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Demand; Disability politics; Local government; Need; Social support; Spatial equity; Supply; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978981080     PISSN: 15017419     EISSN: 17453011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15017410802410068     Document Type: Article

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