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Services, Systems and Policies Shaping the Built Environment for People with Mobility Impairments

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|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.730 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 371 - 381
Submitted on: Apr 18, 2020
Accepted on: Nov 14, 2020
Published on: Dec 18, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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