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Pilot survey of disabled children in and around Nagpur

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A house to house survey of 20,000 houses in the urban and rural areas around Nagpur covered about 50,000 population in each area. The child population accounted for about 36,000. Of the various types of disabilities in the lower limbs, those due to poliomyelitis and rickets were the commonest. Both are preventable diseases.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur

    Usha Hardas & Alaka Waikar

  2. Indian Council of Medical Research Virus Unit, Government Medical College, Nagpur

    Usha Hardas & Alaka Waikar

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  1. Usha Hardas
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Hardas, U., Waikar, A. Pilot survey of disabled children in and around Nagpur. Indian J Pediatr 41, 267–271 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02829306

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