Work-ability assessment in young adults with disabilities applying for disability benefits.
Purpose: To investigate the impact of diagnosis, co-morbidity, secondary conditions (e.g. learning problems, subclinical mental and somatic complaints, addictions, and socio-emotional and behavioral problems) and problems in social context on work ability as assessed by Insurance Physicians (IPs) in...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 498 - 506 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2013
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