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disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), a measure of the burden of disease on a defined population, usually that of an entire nation, based on adjustment of life expectancy that allows for long-term disability as estimated from official national statistics; DALYs have been extensively used by the...
This article attempts to explain why the social constructionist paradigm has failed to replace the medical model in American disability theory. The social movement led by American disability activists attempted to reframe the definition of disability using a minority group model based on the social cons...
(2003). Challenging the authority of the medical definition of disability: An analysis of the resistance to the social construction paradigm. Disability & Society, 18(2), 199-208.Donoghue, C. (2003). Challenging the authority of the medical definition of disability: An analysis of the ...
Economy of scale, Epworth sleepiness scale, Family Environment scale, Framingham Disability scale, Glasgow coma scale, General Perceived Health scale, Goldman scale, Heinrichs–Carpenter Quality of Life scale, HOME scale, International Nuclear Event scale, Injury Severity scale, Inpatient Multidimensional ...
Two kinds of approach are identified in relation to the question of the definition of disability, one of which focuses on the individual concerned and is sometimes described as a “medical model” of disability and another approach which places more emphasis on the environment beyond the individual...
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Each policy has a specific definition of disability and other requirements that must be met for a condition to qualify for benefits. You should review the terms of your particular policy when determining whether your medical condition will be eligible. Although the specific terms may differ, every...
The meaning of SCHEIE SYNDROME is an autosomal recessive mucopolysaccharidosis similar to Hurler syndrome but less severe that is characterized by clouding of the cornea, slight deformity of the extremities, and disease of the aorta but not by intellectu
The definition of disability can vary depending on the policy, but generally, it requires that the individual be unable to perform the material and substantial duties of their occupation due to a medical condition for the first two years that benefits are payable, after which itchanges to any ...