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The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of Disabled People: Disparities in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States Cover

The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of Disabled People: Disparities in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Glocality
Volume 7 (2024): Issue 1
By: Marlene Della  
Open Access
|Feb 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/glo.77 | Journal eISSN: 2059-2949
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 13, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 24, 2023
Published on: Feb 14, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Covid-19,
coronavirus,
coronavirus pandemic,
disabled people,
disability

© 2024 Marlene Della, published by Ubiquity Press
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