Growing physical rehabilitation needs in resource-poor world regions: secondary, cross-regional analysis with data from the global burden of disease 2017

• Authors: Tiago Jesus, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Suresh Kumar Kamalakannan, Michel Landry
• Publication Year: 2021
• Journal: Disability and Rehabilitation
• Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1933619

ABSTRACT ‘Objective:’ This paper aims to analyze the levels and trajectories of physical rehabilitation needs across five resource-poor world regions, against global and key country-specific benchmarks. ‘Materials and methods’ This comparative, secondary cross-region analysis uses data from the Global Burden of Diseases study 2017 [1990–2017], specifically varied metrics of the Years Lived with Disability (YLD) […]
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