Health status, work limitations, and return-to-work trajectories in injured workers with musculoskeletal disorders

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1167-1178

  Bültmann, Ute ^a,b   Franche, Renée Louise ^c,d   Hogg Johnson, Sheilah ^c,d   Côté, Pierre ^c,d,e   Lee, Hyunmi ^c   Severin, Colette ^c   Vidmar, Marjan ^c   Carnide, Nancy ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Musculoskeletal disorders; Return to work; Work limitations; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORK DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORK; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 34548328287     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-007-9229-x     Document Type: Article

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