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Research Papers

Public stigmatisation of people with intellectual disabilities: a mixed-method population survey into stereotypes and their relationship with familiarity and discrimination

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Pages 489-497 | Received 27 Nov 2018, Accepted 08 Jun 2019, Published online: 26 Jun 2019

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