Why physical medicine, physical disability and physical rehabilitation? We should abandon Cartesian dualism

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-190

  Wade, Derick T ^a  

^a OXFORD CENTRE FOR ENABLEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; NOMENCLATURE; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; REHABILITATION; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33645822276     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215506cr952ed     Document Type: Editorial

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