Developing post-disaster physical rehabilitation: Role of the World Health Organization Liaison Sub-Committee on Rehabilitation Disaster Relief of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 965-968

  Gosney, James ^a   Reinhardt, Jan D ^b,c   Haig, Andrew J ^a,d   Li, Jianan ^a,e  

^a International Rehabilitation Forum Emergency Rehabilitation Work Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Disability; Disaster medicine; Disaster rehabilitation; Humanitarian assistance; Rehabilitation disaster relief

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; REHABILITATION; ROLE PLAYING; SURVIVOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISABLED PERSONS; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; REHABILITATION; ROLE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURVIVORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84862907623     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0890     Document Type: Article

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