Outcome evaluation of work hardening program for manual workers with work-related back injury

Work

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-305

  Sang, Lau Shun ^a   Eria, Li Ping Ying ^b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Outcome measurement; Return to work; Work hardening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPINE FRACTURE; TRAINING; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HONG KONG; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

ADULT; BACK INJURIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 33644682597     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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