COVID-19 AND DISABILITY: EXPLORING ADAPTIVE COPING MECHANISMS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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Dr. Smriti Singh, & Shobhan Singh. (2023). COVID-19 AND DISABILITY: EXPLORING ADAPTIVE COPING MECHANISMS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(1), 2056–2067. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v31i1.4318
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Dr. Smriti Singh
Associate Professor, Department of English, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi
Shobhan Singh
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening), University of Delhi