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Discerning the appropriate role and status of 'quality of life' assessment for persons with intellectual disability: a reply to Cummins

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Discerning the appropriate role and status of 'quality of life' assessment for persons with intellectual disability: a reply to Cummins. / Ager, A ; Hatton, C .
In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 12, No. 4, 12.1999, p. 335-339.

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Ager, A & Hatton, C 1999, 'Discerning the appropriate role and status of 'quality of life' assessment for persons with intellectual disability: a reply to Cummins', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 335-339. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.1999.tb00089.x

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Ager, A., & Hatton, C. (1999). Discerning the appropriate role and status of 'quality of life' assessment for persons with intellectual disability: a reply to Cummins. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 12(4), 335-339. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.1999.tb00089.x

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Ager A, Hatton C. Discerning the appropriate role and status of 'quality of life' assessment for persons with intellectual disability: a reply to Cummins. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 1999 Dec;12(4):335-339. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1999.tb00089.x

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Ager, A ; Hatton, C . / Discerning the appropriate role and status of 'quality of life' assessment for persons with intellectual disability : a reply to Cummins. In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 1999 ; Vol. 12, No. 4. pp. 335-339.

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