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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Main Author: Wolfgang Seger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Physician 2018-03-01
Series:Electronic Physician
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942561/