Functional status measures in general practice. WONCA Classification Committee.

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Functional status measures in general practice. WONCA Classification Committee.

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The International Classification Committee of WONCA met in Sydney in July 1990 to further develop functional status measures for use in general practice and to plan revision of the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) and other classifications for primary care (Further reading). This paper is the first in a series on functional status measures and classification arising from the meeting. It presents an overview of the discussions and outcomes.

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1991. Functional status measures in general practice. WONCA Classification Committee.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1867602/

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