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Comment
. 2022 Dec;64(12):1436-1437.
doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15361. Epub 2022 Jul 28.

Thinking about differences in the worldwide prevalence of cerebral palsy

Nigel Paneth  1 , Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp  2
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Comment

Thinking about differences in the worldwide prevalence of cerebral palsy

Nigel Paneth et al. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

This commentary is on the original article by McIntyre et al. on pages 1494–1506 of this issue.

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  • Global prevalence of cerebral palsy: A systematic analysis.
    McIntyre S, Goldsmith S, Webb A, Ehlinger V, Hollung SJ, McConnell K, Arnaud C, Smithers-Sheedy H, Oskoui M, Khandaker G, Himmelmann K; Global CP Prevalence Group*. McIntyre S, et al. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Dec;64(12):1494-1506. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15346. Epub 2022 Aug 11. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022. PMID: 35952356 Free PMC article.

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