title: Paediatric rehabilitation in Italy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health care Santa Maria Nascente, Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy. emaggioni@dongnocchi.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maggioni
mesh_terms: 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*