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What is the Cost of a Handicapped Child in Sweden?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Nils W. Svenningsen
Nils W. Svenningsen
Affiliation:
Lund University, Sweden
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For several reasons, the question posed by the title of this article cannot be answered in simple terms of monetary values or quality of life. The main reason is that it is impossible to define the concept “handicapped” in a clearcut manner. The definition of handicap will change with time and place and with “the eyes of the beholder,” whether he or she is a family member, relative, employer, administrator, or a representative, politically or otherwise of the society.

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The Ethics of NIC
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 7 , Supplement S1 , January 1991 , pp. 151 - 154
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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