Background: Preschool aged children with developmental disabilities frequently receive a
diagnosis of an indicator of disability, such as developmental delay, some time before …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether reliable birth cohort prevalence rates of disabling
conditions in early childhood can be obtained from child health information systems …

Background The limitations of reliable and accessible UK national and local quantitative
data on the prevalence of childhood disability and the characteristics and circumstances of …

Abstract Objectives To reapply 1985 Office of Population Census and Surveys (OPCS)
disability survey methods, modified as necessary, to a sample of children to ascertain …

Aim This paper contributes to knowledge on the prevalence and nature of disabilities in
Australian children over a 12‐year period (2003–2015). Understanding the current state of …

Children with chronic, disabling conditions and their families often have healthcare,
educational and social needs that far exceed those of typically-developing children. The …

Background Robust data on the prevalence of childhood disability and the circumstances
and characteristics of disabled children is crucial to understanding the relationship between …

Aims This study aimed to assess the feasibility of using general practice data to estimate the
prevalence of potentially disabling conditions in young people aged 0–18 years …

BACKGROUND Six hundred and four surviving children aged 2 years, who had been
entered into a neonatal trial of fresh frozen plasma on the incidence of intraventricular …

We would particularly like to thank all the school and local authority staff who took part in this
project and all the parents and children who provided information and their views. Without …