A conceptual framework of functional capacity evaluation for occupational therapy in work rehabilitation

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 64-71

  Gibson, Libby ^a   Strong, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional assessment; Functional capacity evaluation; Occupational performance model; Work assessment; Work rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; INJURY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; REHABILITATION CENTER; WORK; WORK DISABILITY; WORKER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038420961     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2003.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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