Disability in the Middle Ages: Impairment at the Intersection of Historical Inquiry and Disability Studies

History Compass

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-60

  Metzler, Irina ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85044803318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14780542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2010.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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