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Beyond the Medical Model: A reconsideration of 'feeblemindedness', citizenship, and eugenic restrictions

ALLISON C. CAREY Institute on Disabilities/UCDD, Temple University, 423 Ritter Hall Annex, Philadelphia, 19122, USA
Pages 411-430 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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