"Functional Impact" in ICD Content Model overstates causal relationship between ICD disease/disorder/injury and ICF functioning

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The prototype harmonized WHO-FIC Content Model for ICD, ICF, and ICHI

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"Functional Impact" in ICD Content Model overstates causal relationship between ICD disease/disorder/injury and ICF functioning #16

Open samsontu opened 4 years ago

samsontu commented 4 years ago

The so-call "functional impact" of ICD disease/disorder/injury may just be associational, without the causal link that the term implies. A more neutral may be preferred.