Effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation intervention on the return to work and employment of persons with multiple sclerosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Khan, Fary ^a   Ng, Louisa ^b   Turner Stokes, Lynne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 55049113316     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007256     Document Type: Review

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