The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF), a new tool for social workers

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-73

  Barrow, Frederica H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Disability and social work assessment; Health (ICF); International classification of functioning; Paradigm; Shift; World health organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746804525     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J198v05n01_04     Document Type: Article

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