Children with disabilities in rural Cambodia: An examination of functional status and implications for service delivery

Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 33-48

  VanLeit, Betsy ^a   Channa, Samol ^a   Rithy, Prum ^a  

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