Disability and Health Journal
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 188-195 , October 2009

Influence of a Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services Program on the lives of persons with mobility impairments

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 Financial disclosure: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Support for this project came from the National Institute of Disability Rehabilitation and Research in collaboration with the University of Kansas Research and Training Centre on Full Participation in Independent Living (Grant H133B000500).

PII: S1936-6574(09)00056-9

doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.05.002

Disability and Health Journal
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 188-195 , October 2009

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