The study of geographic differences in the prevalence of disability among Taiwanese population

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-78

  Lin, Jin Ding ^a   Li, Chien De ^a   Lin, Lan Ping ^a   Hsu, Shang Wei ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disability; Disability prevalence; Disability register; Geographic distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIMB DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SPEECH DISORDER; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 80053465590     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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