Health status of people with work-related musculoskeletal disorders in return to work programs: A malaysian study

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 238-255

  Murad, Mohd Suleiman ^a,b   O'Brien, Lisa ^a   Farnworth, Louise ^a   Chien, Chi Wen ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health status; Musculoskeletal disorders; Return to work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMIST; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO WORK; SHORT FORM 36; TRUNK; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PAIN; RETURN TO WORK; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880362898     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2013.808782     Document Type: Article

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