Disability management outcomes in the Ontario long-term care sector

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 481-488

  Mustard, C A ^a,b   Kalcevich, C ^a   Steenstra, I A ^a,b   Smith, P ^a,b   Amick, B ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability management; Outcomes; Work disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79951726676     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-010-9248-2     Document Type: Article

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