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A Comparative Analysis of the Protection of the Rights of Childhood Cancer Survivors to Education Under Special Education Law Cover

A Comparative Analysis of the Protection of the Rights of Childhood Cancer Survivors to Education Under Special Education Law

By: Margaret Flood and  Lisa Carey  
Open Access
|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cie.137 | Journal eISSN: 2631-9179
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2024
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Accepted on: Feb 23, 2025
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Published on: Apr 30, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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