Readiness for return to work following injury or illness: Conceptualizing the interpersonal impact of health care, workplace, and insurance factors

Handbook of Complex Occupational Disability Claims: Early Risk Identification, Intervention, and Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 67-91

  Franche, Renée Louise ^a   Krause, Niklas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/0-387-28919-4_4     Document Type: Chapter

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