Negotiating hearing disability and hearing disabled identities

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Negotiating hearing disability and hearing disabled identities. / Hindhede, Anette Lykke.

In: Health, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2012, p. 169-185.

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Hindhede, AL 2012, 'Negotiating hearing disability and hearing disabled identities', Health, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 169-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459311403946

APA

Hindhede, A. L. (2012). Negotiating hearing disability and hearing disabled identities. Health, 16(2), 169-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459311403946

Vancouver

Hindhede AL. Negotiating hearing disability and hearing disabled identities. Health. 2012;16(2):169-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459311403946

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Hindhede, Anette Lykke. / Negotiating hearing disability and hearing disabled identities. In: Health. 2012 ; Vol. 16, No. 2. pp. 169-185.

Bibtex

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