Rare diseases in disabled children: An epidemiological survey

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-118

  Guillem, P ^a   Cans, C ^b   Robert Gnansia, E ^c   Ayme S ^d   Jouk, P S ^b  

^a Register for Disabled Children   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Central East France Register of Congenital Malformations   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGISTER; STATISTICS; WALKING;

CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RARE DISEASES; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

EID: 38849098444     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.104455     Document Type: Article

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