Exploring the Experiences of “Not Being Listened To” from the Perspective of Parents with Disabled Children

Hege Lundeby; Jan Tøssebro

doi:10.1080/15017410802469700

Exploring the Experiences of “Not Being Listened To” from the Perspective of Parents with Disabled Children

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 10 (2008): Issue 4

By: Hege Lundeby and Jan Tøssebro

Open Access

|Oct 2008

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