Integrating evidence in disability evaluation by social insurance physicians

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 494-501

  Kok, Rob ^a,b   Hoving, Jan L ^a,b   Verbeek, Jos ^b,c   Schaafsma, Frederieke G ^d   van Dijk, Frank J H ^a,b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

EBM; Evidence based medicine; ICF; Insurance medicine; Occupational health; Work capacity; Work disability; Work participation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BONE; DISABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH WORKER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MEDICINE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PATIENT LIFTING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL INSURANCE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; BACKACHE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISCECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; INTENSIVE CARE; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; RETURN TO WORK; SCIATICA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INSURANCE PHYSICIAN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 80155211258     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3165     Document Type: Article

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