International literature review on WHODAS II (World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II)

Life Span and Disability

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-110

  Federici, Stefano ^a,b   Meloni, Fabio ^b   Presti, Alessandra Lo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial model; Disability classifications; WHO classifications; Whodas ii

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749265388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20355963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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