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Rehabilitation

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Definition: Restoration of human functions to the maximum degree possible in a person or persons suffering from disease or injury.  general only: prefer /rehabil with diseases: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.64; differentiate from AFTERCARE; DF: REHABIL   
See Also Disability Evaluation; Early Intervention (Education); Halfway Houses; Recovery of Function
Examples Activities of Daily Living; Animal Assisted Therapy; Art Therapy; Bibliotherapy; Dance Therapy; Early Ambulation; Exercise Therapy; Music Therapy; Myofunctional Therapy; Occupational Therapy; Recreation Therapy; Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired; Rehabilitation of Speech and Language Disorders; Rehabilitation, Vocational 		Other names Habilitation

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