Measuring return to work

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 766-781

  Wasiak, Radoslaw ^a   Young, Amanda E ^a   Roessler, Richard T ^b   McPherson, Kathryn M ^c   Van Poppel, Mireille N M ^d   Anema, Johannes R ^d,e  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Occupational rehabilitation; Outcomes measurement; Return to work; Work disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; INSTRUMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MOTIVATION; PSYCINFO; REFERENCE DATABASE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 36248965773     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-007-9101-4     Document Type: Article

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