Prevalence of impairments, disabilities, handicaps and quality of life in the general population: a review of recent literature
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence rates of morbidity in the general population through bibliographic research. METHODS: Articles relating to impairment, disability, handicap, quality of life and their prevalence in the general population, published between January 1990 and March 1998, were sele...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2001-01-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001001100008 |