Health professionals, advocacy and return to work: Taking up the challenge

Work

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-223

  Stergiou Kita, Mary ^a   Moll, Sandra ^a   Walsh, Anna ^a,c   Gewurtz, Rebecca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 78650604183     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2010-1073     Document Type: Article

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