Large-scale physical disabilities and their management in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan;L'incapacité physique à grande échelle et sa prise en charge à la suite du tremblement de terre de 2005 au Pakistan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Mallick, M ^a   Aurakzai, J K ^b   Bile, K M ^a   Ahmed, N ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b National Health Emergency Preparedness and Response   (Pakistan)

^c National Disaster Management Authority   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM AMPUTATION; ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABLED PERSON; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING AID; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOSIS; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REHABILITATION CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH THERAPY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL AID; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77957143942     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.supp.98     Document Type: Article

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