The international classification of functioning, disability and health and its value to rehabilitation and geriatric medicine

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 275-278

  Gladman, John R F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Geriatric medicine; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 48049089373     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70122-9     Document Type: Review

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