Disabled Children and Developing Countries (Clinics in Developmental Medicine (Mac Keith Press))
Contributors: Alfred L. Scherzer (Foreword); Pam Zinkin (Editor); Helen McConachie (Editor)
Publisher: MacKeith Press
Published: August 25, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781898683049
Subjects: Paediatric medicine; Reference; Developmental Pediatrics; Services For The Mentally & Physically Challenged (General); Medical / Nursing; Medical; Pediatrics; CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Family & Relationships / Children with Special Needs; Medical / Pediatrics
First sentence: It has been estimated that currently 85 per cent of the world's disabled children under 15 years of age live in developing countries (Helander 1993).