New directions in health care and disability: the need for a shared understanding of human functioning

• Main Authors: Ros Madden (Author), Manuela Ferreira (Author), Stewart Einfeld (Author), Eric Emerson (Author), Robert Manga (Author), Kathryn Refshauge (Author), Gwynnyth Llewellyn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Human 'functioning' is about how people live on a day‐to‐day basis. This paper sets out the case for adopting a common language about functioning that would improve population health information and information sharing across health and community service systems. Approa...