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Resumption of Employment Following Myocardial Infarction

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Third International Conference on System Science in Health Care

Part of the book series: Health Systems Research ((HEALTH))

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Abstract

Individuals who have experienced a myocardial infarction (MI) account for the largest component (48%) of all hospitalization costs and foregone earnings due to cardiac disease (Cretin 1977). Early return to full employment and premorbid activity level should be the focus of cost-effective rehabilitative programs. Yet the economic benefits of vocational rehabilitation have not been directly researched. Therefore, issues of import regarding activity after MI include the timing of ambulation, discharge and return to work.

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  1. School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, B3H 4E5

    M. Stewart & F. Gregor

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Stewart, M., Gregor, F. (1984). Resumption of Employment Following Myocardial Infarction. In: van Eimeren, W., Engelbrecht, R., Flagle, C.D. (eds) Third International Conference on System Science in Health Care. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69939-9_17

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