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Hjälpmedelsinstitutet (Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology). Så många barn …har någon långvarig sjukdom eller något funktionshinder [So Many Children … Have a Protracted Illness or Disability]. 2002. Statistics compilation, January 2002.

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