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My Assistant and I: Disabled children's and adolescents' roles and relationships to their assistants

Lisa Skär Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Boden, S-961 36, Sweden
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Maare Tam Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Boden, S-961 36, Sweden
Pages 917-931 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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