Has the Americans with Disabilities Act Made a Difference? A Policy Analysis of Quality of Life in the Post-Americans with Disabilities Act Era

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 333-347

  Harrison, Tracie Culp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84993682015     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152715402237446     Document Type: Article

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