No laughing matter: medical and social experiences of restricted growth
By: Tom Shakespeare, Sue Thompson and Michael Wright
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017410902909118 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 19 - 31
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2008
Accepted on: Feb 23, 2009
Published on: Feb 1, 2010
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2010 Tom Shakespeare, Sue Thompson, Michael Wright, published by Stockholm University Press
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