Evaluating patients for return to work

American Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 844-848

  Wyman, Daniel O ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

ALGORITHMS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; WORK;

EID: 0033557804     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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