Education for children with disabilities: The rationale for inclusion

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 220-225

  Graves, P ^a,b,c   Tracy, J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Developmental Disabilites Clinic

Author keywords

Disability; Education; Inclusion; Segregation

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0031838941     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00210.x     Document Type: Review

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