Job matching and return to work: Occupational rehabilitation as the link

Work

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-242

  Isernhagen, Susan J ^a  

^a DSI Work Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional capacity evaluation; Job descriptions; Post offer testing; Work conditioning; Work hardening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMPLOYER; EMPOWERMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REIMBURSEMENT; SPORTS MEDICINE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 33745445241     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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