Prevalence of child disability in Saudi Arabia

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-28

  Ansari, Sohail A ^a   Akhdar, Fathi ^a  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Child disability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0031975792     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289809166851     Document Type: Article

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