Disability evaluation, social security, and the international classification of functioning, disability and health: The time is now

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 644-651

  Escorpizo, Reuben ^a,b,c   Stucki, Gerold ^b,c,d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b ICF Research Branch in Cooperation with   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; NOCICEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; SOCIAL SECURITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIAL SECURITY; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84879155115     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318297ae47     Document Type: Article

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