Prognostic value of self-reported work ability and performance-based lifting tests for sustainable return to work among construction workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 600-603

  Kuijer, P Paul F M ^a   Gouttebarge, Vincent ^a   Wind, Haije ^a   van Duivenbooden, Cor ^b   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Arbouw   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disability assessment; FCE; Functional capacity evaluation; High demand job; RTW; WAI; Work ability index

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISABILITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK ABILITY INDEX; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84868550761     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3302     Document Type: Article

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