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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

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(Etienne van de Walle et al., second 1982 edition)
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Physical infirmities  {{{CompleteIndexTerm}}}


The infirm 1 or handicapped 1 are often separately shown in censuses. They are classified according to the nature of their infirmity 2 or handicap 2. Physical infirmities 3 or physical handicaps 3 such as blindness, or deaf-mutism are generally distinguished from mental infirmities 4 or mental handicaps 4, such as feeblemindedness or dementia. More...