Prevalence of intellectual disability in Iran: Toward a new conceptual framework in data collection

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Management and Economics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
² Department of Health Management and Economics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Shahin Soltani et al. J Res Med Sci. 2015 Jul.

. 2015 Jul;20(7):714-5.

doi: 10.4103/1735-1995.166234.

¹ Department of Health Management and Economics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
² Department of Health Management and Economics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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