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Publication Date: 1989
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Survey of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps in Spain.
Alfonsin, Eduardo Teijeiro; Ferruelo, Margarita Garcia
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v12 n2 p194-98 1989
This paper summarizes results of a survey of 256,000 individuals in Spain which sought to identify those individuals with impairments, disabilities, and handicaps. The paper also examines the usefulness of the World Health Organization's classification. Results are discussed in terms of prevalence of disability, age, sex, common impairments, prevalence of handicap, and rehabilitation. (JDD)
Descriptors: Age, Classification, Definitions, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Incidence, National Surveys, Rehabilitation, Research Problems, Sex
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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