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Franche1,2, K. Cullen1, J. Clarke1, E. Irvin1, S. Sinclair1,3 and J. Frank1,2.4 and The Institute for Work and Health (IWH) Workplace-Based RTW Intervention Literature Review Research Team5 (2005). Workplace-based return-to-work interventions: A systematic review of the quantitative literature. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation; 15(4):607-631 </p> <br /> <p> <b>The Health Effects of Being Out of Work</b> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=79&view_type=research"> http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=79&view_type=research </a> <br /> Original Article, Authors & Publication Details: G. Waddell1, K. Burton2 and M. Aylward3 (2007). Work and Common Health Problems. 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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2005;37(6):388 - 391. 1Unit of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, Aarhus County, Aarhus, 2Department of Social Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg and 3Center for Substance Abuse, Aarhus County, Aarhus, Denmark </p> <br /> <p> <b>Modified Work Programs: Common Barriers to Implementation</b> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=157&view_type=research"> http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=157&view_type=research </a> <br /> Original Article, Authors & Publication Details M. van Duijn1, H. Miedema2, L. Elders1 and A. Burdorf1. (2004). Barriers for Early Return-to-Work of Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders According to Occupational Health Physicians and Human Resource Managers. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 14(1): 31-42 1Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2Netherlands Expert Center for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. </p> <br /> <p> <b>What Motivates People to Return to Work?</b> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=75&view_type=research"> http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=75&view_type=research </a> <br /> Original Article, Authors & Publication Details: G. Gard1 and A. C, Sandberg2 (1998). Motivating factors for return to work. Physiotherapy Research International; 3(2):100-108 1Department of Physical Therapy, Lund University Sweden. 2Department of Physical Therapy, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden </p> <br /> <p> <b>On Being Stuck in the WC System and How to Get Out of It</b> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=95&view_type=research"> http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=95&view_type=research </a> <br /> Original Article, Authors & Publication Details: William S. Shaw1,2 & Yueng-Hsiang Huang1 Concerns and expectations about returning to work with low back pain: Identifying themes from focus groups and semi-structured interview. Disability and Rehabilitation: An International, Multidisciplinary Journal. 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Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation; 16(2):173-184. 1Section for Personal Injury Prevention, Karolinska Institutet, Box 12718, SE-112 94 Stockholm, Sweden 2Department of Medical Sciences, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uala University </p> <br /> <p> <b>What Makes a Compensation Claim More Expensive than Expected?</b> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=137&view_type=research"> http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=137&view_type=research </a> <br /> Original Article, Authors & Publication Details: E. Bernacki1, L. Yuspeh2 and X. Tao1 (2007). Determinants of Escalating Costs in Low Risk Workers' Compensation Claims. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 49(7): 780-790. 1Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 2Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. </p> <br /> <p> <b>A Simple Proven Return to Work Model</b> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=110&view_type=research"> http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?article_id=110&view_type=research </a> <br /> Original Article, Authors & Publication Details: Colledge AL, Johnson HI. The S.P.I.C.E. model for return to work. 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