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Original Articles

Withdrawn, strong, kind, but de-gendered: non-disabled South Africans’ stereotypes concerning persons with physical disabilities

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Pages 1579-1600 | Received 28 Aug 2017, Accepted 06 Jul 2018, Published online: 16 Nov 2018

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