How to assess the level of dependency in an integrated health care system. The andorran experience
Background: Disability becomes increasingly common with advancing age. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) aim to enhance the functional ability and decrease dependency and disabilities. In Andorra, there is a genuine dependence classification called Grau de Dependència Andorrà (GDA), which r...
Main Authors: | Anna Boada-Pladellorens, Mercè Avellanet |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams Wilkins
2018-01-01
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Series: | The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jisprm.org/article.asp?issn=2349-7904;year=2018;volume=1;issue=2;spage=61;epage=64;aulast=Boada-Pladellorens |
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