The myth and reality of disability prevalence: Measuring disability for research and service

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-5

  McDermott, Suzanne ^a   Turk, Margaret A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability functional definition; Disability medical model; Secondary conditions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78650511790     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2010.06.002     Document Type: Note

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