When considering vocational rehabilitation: Describing and comparing the Swedish and American systems and professions

Work

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-249

  Stubbs, Jonathan ^a   Deaner, Guy ^b  

^a VocConsult Services   (Sweden)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional impairment; RC; Rehabilitation; Return to work; Vocational rehabilitation; Vocational rehabilitation counselor; VR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SWEDEN; TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

HUMANS; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19944414361     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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