COVID-19 and disabled people: perspectives from Iran

被引：60

作者：

Jalali, Maryam ^{[1
]}

Shahabi, Saeed ^{[2
]}

Lankarani, Kamran ^{[2
]}

Kamali, Mohammad ^{[3
]}

Mojgani, Parviz ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Iran Univ Med Sci, Rehabil Res Ctr, Sch Rehabil Sci, Dept Orthot & Prosthet, Tehran, Iran

[2] Shiraz Univ Med Sci, Inst Hlth, Hlth Policy Res Ctr, Shiraz, Iran

[3] Iran Univ Med Sci, Rehabil Res Ctr, Sch Rehabil Sci, Dept Rehabil Management, Tehran, Iran

[4] Iran Helal Inst Appl Sci & Technol, Tehran, Iran

来源：

DISABILITY & SOCIETY | 2020年 / 35卷 / 05期

关键词：

COVID-19; coronavirus; disability; Iran; rehabilitation; health policy; emergency planning; PREVALENCE;

D O I：

10.1080/09687599.2020.1754165

中图分类号：

R49 [康复医学];

学科分类号：

100215 ;

摘要：

This is a Current Issue because, at the time of writing, COVID-19 has affected many countries and territories worldwide and Iran ranked early on as one of the most seriously affected countries. As a result, this pandemic crisis poses a considerable challenge to people with disabilities in Iran. In this short article we show the different challenges people with disabilities are facing during the COVID emergency in Iran. In addition, we provide several recommendations, based on our perspective and experience in Rehabilitation and Health Policy Centres, to improve the situation in the content of the COVID-19 breakout.

引用

页码：844 / 847

页数：4

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