The role of the international classification of functioning, disability, and health and quality criteria for improving assistive technology service delivery in Europe

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 13 SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Steel, Emily J ^a   Gelderblom, Gert Jan ^a   De Witte, Luc P ^a,b  

^a ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Europe; Healthcare delivery; People with disabilities

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SELF HELP; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 84867034517     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31823d4ee6     Document Type: Review

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