The association of social functioning, social relationships and the receipt of compensation with time to return to work following unintentional injuries to victorian workers

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-375

  Clay, Fiona J ^a   Fitzharris, Michael ^a   Kerr, Emily ^a   McClure, Roderick J ^a   Watson, Wendy L ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute unintentional injuries; Compensation; Return to work; Social functioning; Social Relationships; Workers

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84865123515     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-012-9354-4     Document Type: Article

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