Vocational rehabilitation for enhancing return-to-work in workers with traumatic upper limb injuries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Hou, Wen Hsuan ^a,b   Chi, Ching Chi ^c,d   Lo, Heng Lien ^e   Chou, Yun Yun ^f   Kuo, Ken N ^a   Chuang, Hung Yi ^g  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^e Joint Commission of Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETURN TO WORK; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WELFARE; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ARM INJURIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RETURN TO WORK;

EID: 85037090100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010002.pub3     Document Type: Review

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