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Impairing the impairment argument

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2023
Blackshaw and Hendricks have recently developed and defended the impairment argument against abortion, arguing that the immorality of giving a child fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) provides us with reason to believe that abortion is immoral. In this paper, we forward two criticisms of the impairment argument.
Kyle van Oosterum, Emma J Curran
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Memory impairment in children with language impairment [PDF]

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim  The aim of this study was to assess whether any memory impairment co‐occuring with language impairment is global, affecting both verbal and visual domains, or domain specific.Method  Visual and verbal memory, learning, and processing speed were assessed in children aged 6 years to 16 years 11 months (mean 9y 9m, SD 2y 6mo) with current, resolved ...
Baird, Gillian, Dworzynski, Katharina, Slonims, Vicky, Simonoff, Emily   +3 more
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An Impaired Resident [PDF]

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2003
Physicians and physicians-in-training have a responsibility to speak up if they feel a medical colleague's impairment puts patients at risk. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
Erin, Egan, Dewitt C, Baldwin
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Associations between preschool attendance and developmental impairments in pre-school children in a six-year retrospective survey [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: Many school-aged children suffer physical and mental impairments which can adversely affect their development and result in significant morbidity. A high proportion of children in western countries attend pre-school, and it is likely that the
Krämer Alexander, Stich, HL, Caniato, R., Caniato, RN, Stich, H., Baune, B., Kraemer, A., Caniato, Riccardo N., Baune Bernhard T, Riccardo N Caniato, Kramer, Alexander, Stich Heribert L, Bernhard T Baune, Caniato Riccardo N, Krämer, A, Krämer, Alexander ; https://orcid.org/, Alexander Krämer, Stich, Heribert L., Baune, BT, Baune, Bernhard T., Heribert L Stich   +20 more
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Visual impairment in the hearing impaired students

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009
Ocular problems are more common in children with hearing problems than in normal children. Neglected visual impairment could aggravate educational and social disability.To detect and treat visual impairment, if any, in hearing-impaired children.Observational, clinical case series of hearing-impaired children in schools providing special education ...
Gogate Parikshit, Rishikeshi Nikhil, Mehata Reshma, Ranade Satish, Kharat Jitesh, Deshpande Madan   +5 more
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Gender-specific associations of vision and hearing impairments with adverse health outcomes in older Japanese: a population-based cohort study. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Several epidemiological studies have shown that self-reported vision and hearing impairments are associated with adverse health outcomes (AHOs) in older populations; however, few studies have used objective sensory measurements or ...
Makiko Nakano, Tomonori Okamura, Satoko Iwasawa, Saito, Hideyuki, Ai Milojevic, Kikuchi, Yuriko, Milojevic, Ai, Okamura, Tomonori, Iwasawa, Satoko, Toru Takebayashi, Nakano, Makiko, Kunio Mizutari, Hideyuki Saito, Nishiwaki, Yuji, Takehiro Michikawa, Yuriko Kikuchi, Susumu Ishida, Takebayashi, Toru, Asakura, Keiko, Mizutari, Kunio, Yuji Nishiwaki, Ishida, Susumu, Keiko Asakura, Michikawa, Takehiro   +23 more
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Priorities for access to early childhood development services for children with disabilities in South Africa

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2022
Background: South Africa has migrated the responsibility for early childhood development (ECD) centres from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Basic Education.
Amani Karisa, Chantal Samuels, Brian Watermeyer, Judith McKenzie, Richard Vergunst   +4 more
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Considering Transmission Impairments in Wavelength Routed Networks [PDF]

, 2005
— We consider dynamically reconfigurable wavelength routed networks in which lightpaths carrying IP traffic are on demand established. We face the Routing and Wavelength Assignment problem considering as constraints the physical impairments that arise in
CARDILLO R., Vittorio Curri, Curri, Vittorio, Mellia, Marco, Marco Mellia, M. Mellia, Cardillo, R., V. Curri, R. Cardillo, Rocco Cardillo   +9 more
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Living and dealing with RF impairments in communication transceivers [PDF]

, 2007
This paper provides an overview of the sources and effects of the RF impairments limiting and rendering the performance of the future wireless communication transceivers costly as well as hindering their wide-spread use in commercial products.
Ediz Cetin, Morling, R.C.S., Richard C. S. Morling, Cetin, E., Kale, I., Izzet Kale   +5 more
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Impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions: Prevalence and associations among persons living with HIV/AIDS in British Columbia

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2004
Background To measure the prevalence of and associations among impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions in persons living with HIV in British Columbia to inform support and care programs, policy and research.
Braitstein Paula, Schilder Arn, Nixon Stephanie, Rusch Melanie, Chan Keith, Hogg Robert S   +5 more
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