How does the World Health Organization distinguish the term impairment from the term disability?

A. Impairment is used by physicians; disability is used by the general public.
B. Impairment can refer to mental illness; disability refers only to physical illness.
C. Impairment is physical limitation, while disability refers to social limitation.
D. Impairment and disability are interchangeable words.


C. Impairment is physical limitation, while disability refers to social limitation.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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