Paediatric rehabilitation in Italy.
In Italy, paediatric rehabilitation is part of the activity of services for neurological and psychiatric diseases in childhood and adolescence. These services (UONPIA) have an integrated, multi-professional, child- and family-oriented approach to paediatric disabling conditions. At present, inadequate territorial distribution of services, shortage of resources and need of epidemiological monitoring and specific designs of bio-medical research are the main problems.
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Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health care Santa Maria Nascente, Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy. emaggioni@dongnocchi.it
D002648:Child; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009313:National Health Programs; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*