Feelings of loss in parents of children with infantile cerebral palsy

Manuel Fernández-Alcántara, M.Sc., M. Paz García-Caro, Ph.D., Carolina Laynez-Rubio, Ph.D., M. Nieves Pérez-Marfil, Ph.D., Celia Martí-García, Ph.D., Ángela Benítez-Feliponi, Ph.D., Marta Berrocal-Castellano, M.Sc., Francisco Cruz-Quintana, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 1, p93–101 Published online: June 30 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.06.003 Abstract Background Raising a child diagnosed with infantile cerebral palsy is a challenge for […]

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Functional capacity evaluation: Does it change the determination of the degree of work disability?

Navah Z. Ratzon, Ph.D., Yehuda Amit, M.D., Sharon Friedman, O.T., Shiri Zamir, O.T., Debbie Rand, O.T., Ph.D. Published Online: August 15, 2014 Disability and Heatlh Journal January 2015 Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 80–85 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.08.004 Abstract Background Determining the degree of work disability following traffic accidents is very challenging. Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) are becoming more commonly […]

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Implementing a system to evaluate quality assurance in rehabilitation in Greece

Vassilios Dimitriadis, Ph.D., Antonis A. Kousoulis, M.D., Markos N. Sgantzos, M.D., Ph.D., Alexander Hadjipaulou, M.D., Ph.D., Christos Lionis, M.D., Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 1, p35–43 Published online: July 23 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.07.003 Abstract Background Use of a widely accepted quality assurance tool is an essential procedure of effective and result-oriented quality management […]

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What are the specific disability and limitation types underlying responses to the BRFSS disability questions?

Joshua Mann, M.P.H., M.D., Pallavi Balte, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., John Clarkson, M.P.H., Daniela Nitcheva, Ph.D., Catherine Leigh Graham, M.E.B.M.E., Suzanne McDermott, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 1, p17–28 Published online: July 2 2014 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.06.007 Abstract Background Researchers rely on resources such as BRFSS data to understand the health status of people with […]

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