This cross sectional study of a stratified
sample of children from 0-3 years has two objectives; to
evaluate screening tools for early detection of physical
abnormalities and to standardize a culturally sensitive
developmental tool to screen children and to look at the
influence of socio-demographic variables on child
development. The sample included three residential areas of
village, city and refugee camp and drawn from 66 Mother and
Child Health clinics in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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