Employment status after spinal cord injury (1992-2005): A review with implications for interpretation, evaluation, further research, and clinical practice

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Young, Amanda E ^a   Murphy, Gregory C ^b  

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

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment outcomes; Occupational rehabilitation; Participation measures; Return to work; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICES; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION; PARTICIPATION MEASURES; RETURN TO WORK; SERVICE PROVISIONS; SIMILAR DESIGN; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

DOSIMETRY; EMPLOYMENT; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RESEARCH;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 67650909320     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32831c8b19     Document Type: Article

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