Patients' adaptive experiences of returning to work following musculoskeletal disorders: A mixed design study

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-446

  Strong, Jade ^a  

^a The Woodlands Hand Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 27644479446     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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