[Medico-social rehabilitation of patients, invalids and the elderly]

In the USSR documents have been adopted determining the necessity of organising in the country a medicosocial rehabilitation service for patients, invalids and elderly persons; practical, research and public organizations concerned with the realization of different rehabilitation aspects have been established and have been operating. It is advisable to conduct rehabilitation of the given populations on the basis of experience gained in this field in developed countries and international organizations.