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Health Status, Self-esteem and Participation: A Comparison Between Young Adults with Mobility Disability and Those Without Disability in a Nigerian Community Cover

Health Status, Self-esteem and Participation: A Comparison Between Young Adults with Mobility Disability and Those Without Disability in a Nigerian Community

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Volume 10 (2008): Issue 3
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|Aug 2008
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017410802120964 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
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Language: English
Page range: 166 - 178
Published on: Aug 3, 2008
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 2008 Talhatu K. Hamzat, Olubusayo R. Seyi-Adeyemo, published by Stockholm University Press
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