The rediscovery of the social side of medicine: philosophy and value of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
Medicine is at risk of sliding into a sole repair service for the malfunction of organs. But the patients’ hope and confidence towards doctors practicing this repair work go far beyond that: after acute medical treatment many patients suffer from chronic impairments due to the natural course of th...
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| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942561/ |