During which time period did the word rehabilitation first appear in the medical literature?
a. World War I c. the Korean Conflict
b. World War II d. the Vietnam War
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The word rehabilitation first appeared in medical literature during World War I, when thousands of war veterans returned home with amputations and other wounds. During this time, the government and the medical community recognized the importance of helping disabled veterans readapt their lives in their communities and to be vocationally productive.
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