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ERIC Number: EJ475943
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-6765
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Socioeconomic Status and the Prevalence of Mental Retardation in Bangladesh.
Islam, Shaheen; And Others
Mental Retardation, v31 n6 p412-17 Dec 1993
A population-based study of the prevalence of mental retardation among children (ages 2-9) in Bangladesh screened 10,000 children and found the prevalence rates of 5.9 per thousand for severe and 14.4 per thousand for mild mental retardation. Only the prevalence of mild mental retardation was strongly associated with low socioeconomic status. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Mild Mental Retardation, Severe Mental Retardation, Social Influences, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bangladesh
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