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<journal>
<title>Iranian Rehabilitation Journal</title>
<title_fa>مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی</title_fa>
<short_title>Iranian Rehabilitation Journal</short_title>
<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
<web_url>http://irj.uswr.ac.ir</web_url>
<journal_hbi_system_id>18</journal_hbi_system_id>
<journal_hbi_system_user>agent2</journal_hbi_system_user>
<journal_id_issn>17353602</journal_id_issn>
<journal_id_issn_online>17353610</journal_id_issn_online>
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<journal_id_doi>10.29252/nrip.irj</journal_id_doi>
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<language>en</language>
<pubdate>
	<type>jalali</type>
	<year>1404</year>
	<month>3</month>
	<day>1</day>
</pubdate>
<pubdate>
	<type>gregorian</type>
	<year>2025</year>
	<month>6</month>
	<day>1</day>
</pubdate>
<volume>23</volume>
<number>2</number>
<publish_type>online</publish_type>
<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
<articleset>
	<article>


	<language>en</language>
	<article_id_doi></article_id_doi>
	<title_fa></title_fa>
	<title>Underrepresentation of Prosthetic and Orthotic Services in Iran’s Relative Value Units System and Its Impacts on Service Delivery</title>
	<subject_fa>ارتوپدی فنی</subject_fa>
	<subject>Orthosis and Prosthesis</subject>
	<content_type_fa>نامه به سردبير</content_type_fa>
	<content_type>Letter to Editor</content_type>
	<abstract_fa></abstract_fa>
	<abstract>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Prosthetics and orthotics (P&amp;O) are specialized disciplines in rehabilitation science. Orthoses include assistive devices that support, immobilize, or realign the trunk and limbs, while prostheses replace amputated limbs. The global demand for P&amp;O services is estimated to double by 2050, especially in low- and lower-middle-income countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), rehabilitation coverage, especially regarding the P&amp;O workforce, is insufficient to satisfy the growing need for assistive technology in the future.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</abstract>
	<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
	<keyword>Artificial limb, Orthosis, Service delivery, Tariff, Relative Value Units</keyword>
	<start_page>127</start_page>
	<end_page>130</end_page>
	<web_url>http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1421-3&amp;slc_lang=en&amp;sid=1</web_url>


<author_list>
	<author>
	<first_name>Fatemeh</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Pol</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>Maryam_pol68@yahoo.com</email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid>0000-0003-1100-1896</orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>Reza</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Rezayatmand</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>reza.rezayatmend@gmail.com</email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid>0000-0002-9907-3597</orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Health Management and Economics Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>Ebrahim</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Sadeghi-Demneh</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>sadeghi@rehab.mui.ac.ir</email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid>0000-0003-0590-8512</orcid>
	<coreauthor>Yes
</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Musculoskeletal Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


</author_list>


	</article>
</articleset>
</journal>
