Clinical and workplace factors associated with a return to modified duty in work-related upper extremity disorders
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Pain
- Vol. 102 (1) , 51-61
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00339-1
Abstract
Return to work following treatment for a work-related upper extremity disorder (WRUED) is affected by a variety of medical, workplace, and personal factors, and returning to modified duty may ease the transition to normal work activities. This study surveyed 165 federal government employeesKeywords
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