[The term "Funktionale Gesundheit" (functional health) in the German edition of the ICF].
In the preface of the German edition of the INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH (ICF) the term "functional health" (Funktionale Gesundheit) is introduced and defined. There is no direct equivalent expression in the original English Version of the ICF. The definition of "Funktionale Gesundheit" was thus strongly disputed among the translators and ICF experts involved in the German translation. In the following, the author suggests reconsidering the definition critically and proposes an alternative solution.
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Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft für Rehabilitation (BAR), Frankfurt a. M. wolfgang.cibis@bar-frankfurt.de
D039702:Current Procedural Terminology; D005858:Germany; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D009626:Terminology as Topic