Trajectories and predictors of return to work after traumatic limb injury - a 2-year follow-up study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 456-466

  Hou, Wen Hsuan ^a,b   Sheu, Ching Fan ^c   Liang, Huey Wen ^d   Hsieh, Ching Lin ^e   Lee, Yen ^c   Chuang, Hung Yi ^a,f   Cheng, Yan Tzong ^g  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g Marketing and Planning Department   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disability; Health; International classification of functioning; Taiwan; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL SECTOR; INJURY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84865841250     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3287     Document Type: Article

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