The Disabled Soldier.Douglas C. McMurtrie

Help for the Disabled

In 1962 a voluntary group, the Technical Assistance and Research Group for Physical Rehabilitation (TARGPR), was organized in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This group was formed to provide the opportunity for persons skilled in applied science and technology to contribute to the welfare of the physically handicapped. The purpose of the group was: "to assist the medical profession in the diagnosis...

The disabled dendritic cell.

Dendritic cells are important antigen-presenting cells of the immune system that induce and modulate immune responses. They interact with T and B lymphocytes as well as with natural killer cells to promote activation and differentiation of these cells. Dendritic cells generated in vitro from monocytes by use of the cytokines GM-CSF and IL-4 are increasingly used clinically to enhance antitumor ...

Driving for the disabled.

In this International Year of Disabled People it is important for medical practitioners to know about adaptations available for disabled drivers so that they may suggest suitably modified vehicles to those of their patients who need them. The ability to drive a motor car can radically alter the quality of life led by disabled people as inability to drive causes brooding and frustration when the...

The Disabled State

Rehabilitation of the disabled.

Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar on Special Education (Cork, Ireland, September 8-12, 1969) contain papers relating to the following themes: special education personnel, identification of the handicapped, general aspects of early education, special education methods, early education programs for the mentally handicapped, and early education programs for children with sensory and ...