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3/2026 vol. 30
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What is the World Health Organisation’s Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation, and why should I care? Paper V: What is the World Health Organization’s Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Why Should I Care?

Maciej Płaszewski 1
,
Weronika Krzepkowska 2
,
Karol Płaszewski 3
,
Salomea Guchmazashvili 4

  1. Faculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw,Poland

  2. International Office, Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists, Warsaw, Poland

  3. Czeladź Department, Zagłębiów Clinical Hospital, Czeladź, Poland

  4. Country Office in Georgia, World Health Organization, Georgia

Physiotherapy Review, 2026, 30(3), 5-15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/phr.2026.165059
Data publikacji online: 2026/09/28
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