Return to work after spinal cord injury in Malaysia
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Return to work after spinal cord injury: a review of recent research.
This manuscript reviews recent research on return to work (RTW) for individuals who sustain spinal cord injury (SCI), including the effects of demographics variables, occupational characteristics, workplace accommodations, quality of life, physical functional limitations, and other variable. Demographic variables that influence RTW for persons with SCI include age at injury onset, chronological...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.186