Systematic review of the qualitative literature on return to work after injury

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 257-269

  MacEachen, Ellen ^a,b   Clarke, Judy ^a   Franche, Renée Louise ^a,b   Irvin, Emma ^a   Cullen, Kimberley ^c   Frank, John ^c   Sinclair, Sandra ^c   Reardon, Rhoda ^c   Raj, Anusha ^c   Cole, Donald ^c   Pennick, Victoria ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Meta ethnographic approach; Occupational health; Social relations; Synthesis; Work organization

Indexed keywords

INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRUST; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33748349406     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1009     Document Type: Review

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