Towards developing a guideline for vocational evaluation following traumatic brain injury: The qualitative synthesis of clients' perspectives

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179-188

  Stergiou Kita, Mary ^a   Rappolt, Susan ^a   Dawson, Deirdre ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

employment; rehabilitation; return to work; traumatic brain injury; vocational

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK CAPACITY;

BRAIN INJURIES; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SELF CONCEPT; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 83655198230     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.591881     Document Type: Review

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