Integrative interventions for MSDs: Nature, evidence, challenges & directions

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-374

  Cole, Donald C ^a,b   Van Eerd, Dwayne ^a   Bigelow, Philip ^a,b   Rivilis, Irina ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability management; Health promotion; Prevention; Program evaluation; Repetitive strain injury cumulative trauma disorders; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REFERENCE DATABASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33748792598     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-006-9032-5     Document Type: Article

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