Return to work following road accidents: factors associated with late work resumption.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0670Keywords:
return to work, road traffic accident, cohort, injury.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyse factors associated with late return to work in road accident victims. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The ESPARR cohort comprises road accident victims monitored over time from initiation of hospital care. A total of 608 ESPARR cohort subjects were working at the time of their accident and answered questionnaires at 6 months and/or 1 year. For each level of overall severity of injury (Maximum - Abbreviated Injury Scale (M-AIS) 1, 2, 3 and 4-5), a time-off-work threshold was defined, beyond which the subject was deemed to be a late returnerDownloads
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