Barriers to returning to work for people with spinal cord injuries: A focus group study

Work

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-332

  Chan, Simon K K ^a   Man, David W K ^b  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Barriers; Focus group; Return to work; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION; ADOLESCENT; HONG KONG; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 33644672755     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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