Determinants of return to work among spinal cord injury patients: A literature review

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-68

  Anderson, Donna ^a,b,c   Dumont, Serge ^b   Azzaria, Leila ^a,c   Bourdais, Marie Le ^c   Noreau, Luc ^a,b,c  

^a CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DE RÉADAPTATION EN DÉFICIENCE PHYSIQUE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Return to work; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 34548855935     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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