Empowerment and advocacy: reflections on action research with Bangladeshi and Pakistani families who have children with severe disability

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Empowerment and advocacy: reflections on action research with Bangladeshi and Pakistani families who have children with severe disability. / Fazil, Qulsoom; Wallace, L; Singh, G; Ali, Z; Bywaters, P.

In: Health and Social Care in the Community, Vol. 12, No. 5, 01.01.2004, p. 389-397.

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Fazil, Q, Wallace, L, Singh, G, Ali, Z & Bywaters, P 2004, 'Empowerment and advocacy: reflections on action research with Bangladeshi and Pakistani families who have children with severe disability', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 389-397. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00508.x

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Fazil, Q., Wallace, L., Singh, G., Ali, Z., & Bywaters, P. (2004). Empowerment and advocacy: reflections on action research with Bangladeshi and Pakistani families who have children with severe disability. Health and Social Care in the Community, 12(5), 389-397. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00508.x

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Fazil Q, Wallace L, Singh G, Ali Z, Bywaters P. Empowerment and advocacy: reflections on action research with Bangladeshi and Pakistani families who have children with severe disability. Health and Social Care in the Community. 2004 Jan 1;12(5):389-397. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00508.x

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Fazil, Qulsoom ; Wallace, L ; Singh, G ; Ali, Z ; Bywaters, P. / Empowerment and advocacy: reflections on action research with Bangladeshi and Pakistani families who have children with severe disability. In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2004 ; Vol. 12, No. 5. pp. 389-397.

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