Disability management and functional capacity evaluations: a dynamic resource.
Functional capacity evaluation (FCE), as an objective resource for disability managers, is an invaluable tool in the return to work process. Effective communication of expectations between the employee, employer, medical providers, disability management team, and the FCE provider contributes to enha...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 13 - 23 |
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| Formato: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2001
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