Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health CarePublisher:
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Category : Disabled veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Veterans' Administration's Research Program on Prosthetics and Rehabilitation
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health CarePublisher:
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Category : Disabled veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
VA's Medical, Prosthetic, and Rehabilitation Research Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health CarePublisher:
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Category : Disabled veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Enabling America
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309174619
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The most recent high-profile advocate for Americans with disabilities, actor Christopher Reeve, has highlighted for the public the economic and social costs of disability and the importance of rehabilitation. Enabling America is a major analysis of the field of rehabilitation science and engineering. The book explains how to achieve recognition for this evolving field of study, how to set priorities, and how to improve the organization and administration of the numerous federal research programs in this area. The committee introduces the "enabling-disability process" model, which enhances the concepts of disability and rehabilitation, and reviews what is known and what research priorities are emerging in the areas of: Pathology and impairment, including differences between children and adults. Functional limitationsâ€"in a person's ability to eat or walk, for example. Disability as the interaction between a person's pathologies, impairments, and functional limitations and the surrounding physical and social environments. This landmark volume will be of special interest to anyone involved in rehabilitation science and engineering: federal policymakers, rehabilitation practitioners and administrators, researchers, and advocates for persons with disabilities.
Care of the Combat Amputee
Author: Paul F. PasquinaPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160840777
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
This resource addresses all aspects of combat amputee care ranging from surgical techniques to long-term care, polytrauma and comorbidities such as traumatic brain injury and burns, pain management, psychological issues, physical and occupational therapy, VA benefits, prosthetics and adaptive technologies, sports and recreational opportunities, and return to duty and vocational rehabilitation.
Oversight Hearing on the Effectiveness of Prosthetic Devices and Sensory Aids Provided by the Veterans' Administration
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health CarePublisher:
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Category : Amputees
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Bulletin of Prosthetics Research
Author: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Research Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 1995: Testimony of members of Congress and other interested individuals and organizations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1284
Book Description
Report of the Panel on Research Programs to Aid the Handicapped to the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Panel on Research Programs to Aid the HandicappedPublisher:
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Category : People with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 1994
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent AgenciesPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description