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Handbook of Work Disability: Prevention and Management
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Description for Handbook of Work Disability: Prevention and Management
Paperback. This book offers a state-of-the-art integrative and critical review of the conceptual, methodological, and practical aspects of work disability prevention. Editor(s): Loisel, Patrick; Anema, Johannes R. Num Pages: 513 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 68 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBNH9; MMRP; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1016.
This book addresses the developing field of Work Disability Prevention. Work disability does not only involve occupational disorders originating from the work or at the workplace, but addresses work absenteeism originating from any disorder or accident. This topic has become of primary importance due to the huge compensation costs and health issues involved. For employers it is a unique burden and in many countries compensation is not even linked to the cause of the disorder. In the past twenty years, studies have accumulated which emphasize the social causes of work disability. Governments and NGOs such as the World Bank, ... Read more
This book addresses the developing field of Work Disability Prevention. Work disability does not only involve occupational disorders originating from the work or at the workplace, but addresses work absenteeism originating from any disorder or accident. This topic has become of primary importance due to the huge compensation costs and health issues involved. For employers it is a unique burden and in many countries compensation is not even linked to the cause of the disorder. In the past twenty years, studies have accumulated which emphasize the social causes of work disability. Governments and NGOs such as the World Bank, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
513
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493912445
SKU
V9781493912445
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99-15
About Loisel
Patrick Loisel, MD, Director, Work Disability Prevention CIHR Strategic Training Program, Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Johannes R. Anema, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Research Center for Insurance Medicine.
Reviews for Handbook of Work Disability: Prevention and Management
From the book reviews: This fairly exhaustive book on work disability discusses theories, determinants, diagnosis, issues, and prevention measures. ... Numerous tables and figures help clarify the text. ... This book covers a lot of ground, in both theory and practice, and is easy to read. It will be of great benefit to clinicians, administrators, and ... Read more