Best practices in the rehabilitation of acute musculoskeletal disorders in workers with injuries: An integrative review and analysis of evolving trends

Work

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-333

  Lysaght, Rosemary ^a   Donnelly, Catherine ^a   Luong, Dorothy ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability management; Industrial rehabilitation; Occupational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REHABILITATION;

EID: 77952478468     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2010-0993     Document Type: Article

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