The functional capacity of healthcare workers with history of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) complicated with avascular necrosis - Case report

Work

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-26

  Lawa, Rainbow K Y ^a   Leeb, Edwin W C ^b   Poonc, Priscilla Y H ^c   Lau, Terrence C H ^d   Kwoke, Kelvin M L ^e   Chanf, Andy C M ^f  

^a ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Functional capacity evaluation; Healthcare workers; SARS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIP; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; KNEE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SHOULDER; SITTING; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIP JOINT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OSTEONECROSIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 38649134503     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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