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People with Disabilities in Ukraine – A Call for Action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2022

Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary*
Affiliation:
Environment and Sustainability Research Initiative, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh Environmental Science Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
Sarah Polack
Affiliation:
International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Albina Zharkova
Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, Sumy State University, Ukraine
Sarya Swed
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria
Sheikh Shoib
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
*
Correspondence: Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary Environment and Sustainability Research Initiative Khulna 9208, Bangladesh Environmental Science Discipline Life Science School Khulna University Khulna 9208, Bangladesh E-mail: raju.es111012@gmail.com

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