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VOLUME 19 , ISSUE 1 ( January-June, 2016 ) > List of Articles

EDITORIAL

The Right of Persons with Disability (RPWD) Bill 2016: Proactive Approach Needed to Empower Persons with Disability due to Mental Health Problems

Om Prakash Singh, Ranjan Bhattacharyya

Citation Information : Singh OP, Bhattacharyya R. The Right of Persons with Disability (RPWD) Bill 2016: Proactive Approach Needed to Empower Persons with Disability due to Mental Health Problems. 2016; 19 (1):1-5.

DOI: 10.5005/EJP-19-1-1

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 13-10-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


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