Abstract
Children with disability are a heterogeneous population distributed between complex conditions including physical disorders, psychomotor and neurodevelopment disorders, social role and school activities limitations. Prenatal, perinatal and neonatal diseases together with disabling chronic conditions may cause childhood disability. Data from literature show a prevalence of childhood disability ranging from 5 to 20% with a wide range of severity level. The social impact of childhood disability is extremely relevant. Children with disabilities frequently require health care services and special education. VLBW (very low birth weight infants, birth weight
Translated title of the contribution | Disability in childhood. Care and professional training regarding particularly the problems currently seen in long-term control of newborns at risk |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 50-54 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health