Does the Comprehensive International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for Breast Cancer capture the problems in functioning treated by physiotherapists in women with breast cancer?

Physiotherapy

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-46

  Glaessel, Andrea ^a,b   Kirchberger, Inge ^b,c   Stucki, Gerold ^a,b,d   Cieza, Alarcos ^a,b,c  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b ICF Research Branch of WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Breast Cancer; Delphi technique; Disability and Health (ICF); International Classification of Functioning; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VALIDITY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79451471272     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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