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Handicapped children

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The prevalence of handicap in the child population is difficult to quantify because the definition of handicap varies and many children have several handicaps. Thus, one half of severely mentally handicapped children have additional physical handicaps.

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  1. Reader in Developmental Paediatrics, London, UK

    Dr Margaret Pollak (Hon. Consultant Paediatrician, Director)

  2. Sheldon Children’s Centre, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Dr Margaret Pollak (Hon. Consultant Paediatrician, Director)

  3. Beckenham, Kent, UK

    Dr John Fry (General Practitioner)

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Pollak, M., Fry, J. (1986). Handicapped children. In: Commonsense Paediatrics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6367-5_12

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