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Validating the 12-item proxy-administered World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 in young children with chronic physical illness in Canada

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Pages 3135-3142 | Received 18 Jan 2022, Accepted 25 Aug 2022, Published online: 10 Sep 2022

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