Disabled children and residential schools: The implications for local education professionals

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-75

  Morris, Jenny ^a   Abbott, David ^a   Ward, Linda ^a  

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EID: 84992208800     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.00286     Document Type: Article

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