What is return to work? An investigation into the quantification of return to work

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 675-682

  Vogel, Adam P ^a,b   Barker, Samantha J ^a   Young, Amanda E ^a   Ruseckaite, Rasa ^a   Collie, Alex ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occupational rehabilitation; Return to work; Transport accidents; Work disability; Work participation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TIME; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; TIME FACTORS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961168384     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0644-5     Document Type: Article

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