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Book Title: Disability: A Life Course Approach
Item Length: 9.1in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Mark Priestley
Publication Name: Disability : Alife Course Approach
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
