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Listening to adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities from South Asian communities. / Azmi, S ; Hatton, C ; Emerson, E et al.
In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 10, No. 3, 09.1997, p. 250-263.

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Azmi, S, Hatton, C, Emerson, E & Caine, A 1997, 'Listening to adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities from South Asian communities', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 250-263. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.1997.tb00020.x

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Azmi, S., Hatton, C., Emerson, E., & Caine, A. (1997). Listening to adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities from South Asian communities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(3), 250-263. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.1997.tb00020.x

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Azmi S, Hatton C, Emerson E, Caine A. Listening to adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities from South Asian communities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 1997 Sept;10(3):250-263. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1997.tb00020.x

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Azmi, S ; Hatton, C ; Emerson, E et al. / Listening to adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities from South Asian communities. In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 1997 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 250-263.

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