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WHO/EIP/GPE/ : EnglishDistr.: GeneralTowardsaCommon LanguageforFunctioning, Disability and HealthICFWorld Health OrganizationGeneva20021Towards aCommon LanguageforFunctioning, Disability and Health:ICFThe International Classificationof functioning , Disability and HealthIntroduction 2ICF and the WHO Family of Classifications 3The need for ICF 4How will WHO use ICE 5How can ICF be used? 6The Model of ICF 9Concepts of functioning and disability10The qualifiers11Underlying principles of ICF14The Domains of ICF15Conclusion19The World-Wide ICF Network202INTRODUCTIONThe International classification of functioning , Disability and Health, knownmore commonly as ICF, provides a standard Language and framework for thedescription of health and health-related states. Like the first version publishedby the World Health Organization for trial purposes in 1980, ICF is a multi-purpose classification intended for a wide range of uses in different sectors.

1 Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health: ICF The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Introduction 2

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