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From experiences to numbers: the production of international disability statistics

Hannah BennaniUniversity of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1859-1883 | Received 08 Nov 2021, Accepted 19 Dec 2022, Published online: 19 Jan 2023

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