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Materias / palabras clave: Years of potential life lost; Disability-adjusted life year; Life expectancy; Medicine; Burden of disease; Quality-adjusted life year; Disease burden; Epidemiology; Demography; Disease; Global health; Poison control

Materias / palabras clave: disability studies, disability rights; Social Sciences

Materias / palabras clave: international development, postcolonial theory, poverty, disability, conflict, global health; Social Sciences

Materias / palabras clave: disability studies, community based rehabilitation, developing countries, inclusive development; Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Labor. Work. Working class: Vocational rehabilitation. Employment of people w...

BACKGROUND: A short battery of physical performance tests was used to assess lower extremity function in more than 5,000 persons age 71 years and older in three communities. METHODS: Balance, gait, strength, and enduranc...

BACKGROUND: As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-fatal outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global burden of disease. The Global Burden of Di...

BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD 2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) for 354 causes in 195 count...

Materias / palabras clave: disability studies, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, assistive technology, developmental disorders; Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Labor. Work. Working class: Vocational rehabilitation. Employment of ...

Materias / palabras clave: disability studies, rehabilitation, discrimination, human development, community development, inclusive education; Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Labor. Work. Working class: Vocational rehabilitation. Empl...

Materias / palabras clave: disability studies, disability rights; Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races

Materias / palabras clave: disability studies, social science, social-justice; Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)

Materias / palabras clave: social sciences, education, disability studies; Education: Special aspects of education

Materias / palabras clave: disability studies, education, sociology, social psychology, history, cultural studies; Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)

One method of evaluating the degree of neurologic impairment in MS has been the combination of grades (0 = normal to 5 or 6 = maximal impairment) within 8 Functional Systems (FS) and an overall Disability Status Scale (D...

Background Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental disorders; however, there is no brief clinical measure for assessing GAD. The objective of this study was to develop a brief self-report scal...

BACKGROUND: Frailty is considered highly prevalent in old age and to confer high risk for falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. Frailty has been considered synonymous with disability, comorbidity, and other ...

BACKGROUND: In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence on trends by cause at the national level is essential. The...

BACKGROUND: Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and quantification of their effect on human health are important to identify where public health is making progress and in which case...

CONTEXT: The Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) was developed as a screening instrument but its administration time has limited its clinical usefulness. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the self-administere...

Objectives To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Methods The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An expert Guideline Development Group reviewed evidence...

Materias / palabras clave: human development across the full age spectrum, cognitive disability, disability-related stigma, inclusive and special education, advancement of disability theory and methodology, physical and mental health disabilities;...

Materias / palabras clave: special education, disability, education, disability studies; Education: Special aspects of education