The utility of functional capacity evaluation: The opinion of physicians and other experts in the field of return to work and disability claims

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 528-534

  Wind, Haije ^a   Gouttebarge, Vincent ^a   Kuijer, P Paul F M ^a   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disability claim; FCE Utility; Functional capacity evaluation; Return to work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; VALIDITY; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS; SICK LEAVE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33646734663     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0081-4     Document Type: Article

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