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It is difficult to define such a term as handicap and people have their own views in doing so. For the purposes of this chapter it will be described as the child’s normal function being never achieved or lost in some part, usually permanently.
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Lewer, H., Robertson, L. (1987). The handicapped child. In: Care of the Child. The Essentials of Nursing. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09488-2_17
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