The Concept of Work Ability.
Introduction The concept of 'work ability' is central for many sciences, especially for those related to working life and to rehabilitation. It is one of the important concepts in legislation regulating sickness insurance. How the concept is defined therefore has important normative implications. Th...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 275 - 286 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2011
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