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Recorded data on 180 students in a blind school is analysed with regard to age, sex, residence, age of onset and cause. A plea is made for a prospective study to provide more extensive and reliable information.
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From the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, K. G. Medical College, Lucknow.
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Jain, V.C., Prasad, B.G. A socio-morbid study of blind school children. Indian J Pediatr 35, 180–182 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02808628
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