Sentence examples for long-term handicaps from inspiring English sources

Of course, for the subset of people with long-term handicaps or ill-health who are also in the least advantaged group (variously defined by Rawls, but most commonly defined as the lowest socio-economic grouping) the Difference Principle will help.

The impaired mental development is taken as the most serious long-term handicap associated with underfive malnutrition.

Preterm birth (PTB) is an adverse pregnancy outcome which in the U.S. accounts for 65-75% of infant mortality and nearly 50% of long-term handicapping conditions in children [ 11, 12].

In the final model, NSSI frequency, gender (female), having made a suicide attempt, being exposed to physical abuse by an adult in the family, emotional abuse, having a long-term handicap or illness during upbringing and symptoms of depression and dissociation were significant (see Table  3).

Preterm birth remains a major cause of perinatal mortality and long term handicap in surviving infants.

The resulting prematurity is associated with 75% of infant mortality and 50% of long-term neurologic handicaps.

Patel, M. D. et al. Relationships between long-term stroke disability, handicap and health-related quality of life.

Survivors of preterm birth continue to remain at considerable risk of both chronic lung disease and long-term neurological handicap.

For example, the ICAP study is the first large study to measure long-term swallowing impairment and hearing handicap among ICU survivors.

Disability Dichotomous If respondents had any long-term disabilities or handicaps.

Despite considerable improvements in special care baby units the perinatal mortality rates in the UK remain steady, and there is a wide range of both short-term and long-term morbidity and handicap in the surviving infants [ 4, 5].