Psychosocial aspects of injured workers' returning to work (RTW) in Hong Kong

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 279-288

  Li Tsang, Cecilia W P ^a   Chan, Henky H K ^a   Lam, C S ^b   Lo Hui, Karen Y L ^c   Chan, Chetwyn C H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Hong Kong Workers' Health Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Employment readiness; Injured workers; Psychosocial factors; Return to work (RTW)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK ROLE; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 34250162845     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-007-9075-2     Document Type: Article

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