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Research Articles

Persons with disabilities and resilience: coping with environmental hazards case of landslides in Mount Elgon region, Uganda

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Pages 349-366 | Received 08 Apr 2022, Accepted 15 Nov 2022, Published online: 16 Dec 2022

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