Review of critical factors related to employment after spinal cord injury: Implications for research and vocational services

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 503-531

  Ottomanelli, Lisa ^a,b   Lind, Lisa ^b  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Employment; Evidence based practice; Paraplegia; Spinal cord injuries; Supported employment; Tetraplegia; Veterans; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK; FACTUAL DATABASE; INJURY SCALE; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; OCCUPATIONS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 74949088917     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11754553     Document Type: Review

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