Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 302-308 , February 2009

Construct Validity of Functional Capacity Evaluation Lifting Tests in Construction Workers on Sick Leave as a Result of Musculoskeletal Disorders

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 Supported by Stichting Arbouw and Stichting Instituut GAK.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01587-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.020

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 302-308 , February 2009

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