Interdisciplinary rehabilitation of hospital employees with musculoskeletal disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-37

  Nordström Björverud, Gunilla ^a   Moritz, Ulrich ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability Rating Index; Hospital employees; Interdisciplinary rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal disorders; Nottingham Health Profile; Pain Drawing; VAS for pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0031934235     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655098444291     Document Type: Article

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