Clients' and RTW experts' view on the utility of FCE for the assessment of physical work ability, prognosis for work participation and advice on return to work

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-338

  Pas, L W ^a   Kuijer, P P F M ^a   Wind, H ^a   Sluiter, J K ^a   Groothoff, J W ^b   Brouwer, S ^b   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clients' view; Functional capacity evaluation; Musculoskeletal disorders; Physical work ability; Prognosis; Return to work; RTW experts' view

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGNOSIS; RETURN TO WORK; STANDARD; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGNOSIS; RETURN TO WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84899431849     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-013-0865-x     Document Type: Article

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