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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has been issued in 2001 by World Health Organization (WHO) to measure and classify health states associated with it. It replaces the previous WHO classification called "International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps" (1980). In the ICF, disability is defined as "the consequence or the result of a complex relationship between the health condition of an individual and personal factors, and environmental factors that represent the circumstances in which the individual lives". Currently several international groups are defining questions, consistent with this classification, to be used in population surveys.

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International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (I.C.I.D.H.).
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