title: The disabled child in the Caribbean: a situation analysis.
abstract: The developments in the field of childhood disability in the English-speaking Caribbean are reviewed with recent information on prevalence, needs in services, early intervention and low cost, community-based services. These developments make the possibility of providing coverage in services much more optimistic than it was 10 years ago. Needs in training, research and dissemination of information to appropriate agencies and organisations are suggested.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Thorburn
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D014900:West Indies