Facing ignorance: people with rare disorders and their experiences with public health and welfare services
This qualitative study shows that people with rare disorders may experience barriers that can be related to the fact that the disorder is labelled ‘rare’ when they access health and welfare services. Service-providers within a range of sectors and services seemed to be reluctant to get involved in s...
Main Authors: | Lisbet Grut, Marit H. Kvam |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Stockholm University Press
2012-02-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/447 |
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