Revisiting the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, a Comprehensive Model for Exploring Disablement in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Narrative Overview

Revisiting the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, a Comprehensive Model for Exploring Disablement in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Narrative Overview

Objectives: To overcome the inherent limitations of the medical and social models of disability, the World Health Organization developed the first international conceptualization of disability: the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Despite the ICF’s robustnes...

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Main Authors: Surajo Kamilu Sulaiman, Ashiru Hamza Mohammad, Aminu Alhassan Ibrahim, Sham’unu Isa Abdu, Bashir Kaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2021-09-01
Series:Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Subjects:
international classification of functioning
disability
and health (icf)
models of disability
disability evaluation
conceptual framework
low- and middle-income countries
Online Access:http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1310-en.pdf

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