A study of factors influencing return to work after wrist or ankle fracutres

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-203

  Seland, Karen ^a   Cherry, Nicola ^a   Beach, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankle; Fracture; Return to work; Risk factors; Temporary disability; Vocational disability; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANADA; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WRIST FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALBERTA; ANKLE INJURIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 33645217779     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20258     Document Type: Article

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