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Prevalence of cerebral palsy in Uganda: a population-based study

Summary: Background: Few population-based studies of cerebral palsy have been done in low-income and middle-income countries. We aimed to examine cerebral palsy prevalence and subtypes, functional impairments, and presumed time of injury in children in Uganda. Methods: In this population-based study...

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Main Authors:	Angelina Kakooza-Mwesi (Author), Carin Andrews, MSc (Author), Stefan Peterson, ProfMD-PhD (Author), Fred Wabwire Mangen, ProfMD-PhD (Author), Ann Christin Eliasson, ProfPhD (Author), Hans Forssberg, ProfMD-PhD (Author)
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Published:	Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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