Disability, Deadly Discourse, and Collectivity amid Coronavirus (COVID-19)
By: Thomas Abrams and David Abbott
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.732 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 168 - 174
Submitted on: May 1, 2020
Accepted on: May 18, 2020
Published on: Jun 24, 2020
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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