Factors related to return to work and job modification after a hand burn

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 661-667

  Hwang, Yu Fang ^a   Chen Sea, Mei Jin ^a,b,e   Chen, Chung Lin ^c,d  

^a Institute of Allied Health Sciences   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Occupational Therapy ^*  (Taiwan)

^c Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND BURN; HUMAN; JOB ACCOMMODATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; WORK RESUMPTION; BURN; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HAND INJURY; HEALTH STATUS; INJURY SCALE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249219298     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181abfabf     Document Type: Article

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