Reducing Childhood Disability in the 80s
Abstract
Childhood disability is now known to be a major public health problem throughout the world. It is estimated that in 1975 about 10 percent of the world's 1.4 billion children sufI ered from one or more disabilities. The authors discuss the patterns and causes ofchildbood disability from an international perspective and outline a number of factors that will continue to influence the incidence of disability in the 1 980s. They conclude by suggesting several strategies f or change, both national and international in nature, to help prevent disability and to care for disabled children.
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