Advances in the diagnosis and evaluation of disabling physical health conditions

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to adults and children who meet the eligibility requirements for a disability as described in Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act. To determine whether more accurate or precise techniques exist for determining if a previou...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Committee on Identifying New or Improved Diagnostic or Evaluative Techniques
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC National Academies Press 2023, [2023]
Series:Consensus study report
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to adults and children who meet the eligibility requirements for a disability as described in Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act. To determine whether more accurate or precise techniques exist for determining if a previously evaluated physical impairment is either more or less severe, SSA requested the National Academies assemble a committee to review new or improved diagnostic or evaluative techniques that have become generally available within the past 30 years for cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, hematological, and digestive conditions. The resulting report presents a summary of the evidence and information around a selected subset of diagnostic and evaluative techniques
Physical Description:1 PDF file (xviii, 242 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780309701969
0309701961