Factors associated with employment among veterans with spinal cord injury

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 141-150

  Ottomanelli, Lisa ^a,b   Sippel, Jennifer L ^a,b   Cipher, Daisha J ^c,d   Goetz, Lance L ^a,b  

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

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

^c Dallas VA Research Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

benefits; disabilities; Employment; spinal cord injuries; veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAIG HANDICAP ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING TECHNIQUE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENDER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INJURY SEVERITY; INTEGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OCCUPATION; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL INDEPENDENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUICK INVENTORY FOR DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY SELF REPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; VETERAN; VETERANS RAND 36 ITEM HEALTH SURVEY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKING TIME;

EID: 79959235782     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: 18786316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2011-0542     Document Type: Article

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