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Thursday, October 16, 2008

"So, are you back to work yet?" Re-conceptualizing 'work' and 'return to work' - abstract



"So, are you back to work yet?" Re-conceptualizing...[Soc Sci Med. 2008] - PubMed Result


"..When patients return for surgical follow up, clinicians routinely ask, "So, are you back to work yet?" expecting simple 'yes/no' answers.

This study suggests that the answer is instead highly complex, and that patients could be seen as having been 'working' all along. This study offers a re-conceptualization of 'work' and 'return to work'....."

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