Occupational Rehabilitation – A Real Opportunity for Reintegration and Return to Former Workplace after Trauma
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Henry Kohler1* and Leila Harhaus2 1Department of Rehabilitation, BG Trauma Center, Ludwigshafen, Germany 2Department of Plastic Surgery of Heidelberg University, BG Trauma Center, Ludwigshafen, Germany *Corresponding author: Henry Kohler, Rehabilitation Centre and Department of BG Rehabilitation and Therapy Management, BG Clinic Ludwigshafen, Ludwig Guttmann Street 13, Ludwigshafen, 67071, Germany, Tel: 49621681501401; Fax: 49621681501405; E-mail: [email protected]
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