A prospective evaluation of the Modified Hand Injury Severity Score in predicting return to work

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-50

  Urso Baiarda, F ^a   Lyons, R A ^b   Laing, J H ^a   Brophy, S ^b   Wareham, K ^a   Camp, D ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand; Injury; Prognosis; Severity; Work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONVALESCENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND INJURY; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODIFIED HAND INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; WORK DISABILITY; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 40849130915     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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