Rehabilitation after Illness and Accident
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THIS is a most interesting up-to-date little book on the subject of rehabilitation after illness and accident, and there are chapters dealing with the emotional factors in rehabilitationreturn to work, rehabilitation in the various specialities, chest conditions, neuro-surgery, orthopxdics, and genieral medicine and surgery. In other words, all aspects of the speciality are very adequately covered in this edition. The field of rehabilitation has suffered a serious loss through the sudden demise of C. J. S. O'Malley, who was a great supporter of its value in the speciality and physical medicine. G. G.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Ulster Medical Journal
دوره 27 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1958