Rehabilitation is growing in europe: A particular role for ESPRM

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 596-600

  Giustini, Alessandro ^a,b,c,d  

^a European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ESPRM; European Medical Societies; Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; PM R; PRM

Indexed keywords

BALNEOTHERAPY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPENSATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EUROPE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; ITALY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROSURGERY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POLIOMYELITIS; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE INJURY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAINING; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; REHABILITATION;

EUROPE; HUMANS; REHABILITATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 50949118721     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31817fc1eb     Document Type: Note

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