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... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > health care economics and management > international classification of functioning, disability, and health
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international classification of functioning, disability, and health  

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  • The World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the publication and worldwide use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) in May 2001. The ICF is the successor classification of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH), which was released for field trial purposes in 1980. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health]

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