The effect of vocational rehabilitation on return-to-work rates post stroke: A systematic review

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 562-572

  Baldwin, Cathryn ^a   Brusco, Natasha K ^a,b  

^a EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cerebrovascular accident; employment; return to work; stroke; systematic review; vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; VALIDITY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION;

COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81255172921     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1805-562     Document Type: Review

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