‘I am Trying so Hard to Smile’: Ableism and Feeling Rules When Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1347 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 635 - 647
Submitted on: Jul 28, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 13, 2025
Published on: Nov 21, 2025
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