The international classification for functioning, disability and health: A challenge and a need for rheumatology

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1803-1808

  Boonen, Annelies ^a   Rasker, Johannes J ^b   Stucki, Gerold ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functioning; ICF; Musculoskeletal disease

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34948847658     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0623-0     Document Type: Editorial

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