Return to work and work ability after injury: results from the prospective outcome of injury study
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Factors predicting work status 3 months after injury: results from the Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study
OBJECTIVE Few studies examine predictors of work status following injury beyond injuries presenting to a hospital or emergency department. This paper examines the combined influences of socio-demographic, occupational, injury and pre-existing health and lifestyle factors as predictors of work status 3 months after hospitalised and non-hospitalised injury in a cohort of injured New Zealand worke...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Prevention
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1353-8047
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029215.270