How many people return to work after acquired brain injury?: A systematic review

Brain Injury

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 473-488

  van Velzen, J M ^a,b   van Bennekom, C A M ^b   Edelaar, M J A ^b   Sluiter, J K ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Center Heliomare   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Rehabilitation; Return to work; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHASIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 67650606801     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050902970737     Document Type: Review

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