Return to Work

"Return to Work" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Resumption of normal work routine following a hiatus or period of absence due to injury, disability, or other reasons.

Descriptor ID	D062707
MeSH Number(s)	I03.946.449 N01.824.245.725
Concept/Terms	Return to Work Return to Work Work, Return to Back-to-Work Return-to-Work Back to Work Work, Back to

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Human Activities [I03]
Work [I03.946]
Return to Work [I03.946.449]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Employment [N01.824.245]
Return to Work [N01.824.245.725]

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Bar chart showing 21 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	0	2	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	1	3
2016	3	2	5
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Kertay L, Caruso GM, Baker NA, Christian JH, Cook JL, Das R, Goertz M, McKenzie JG, Martin DW, Melhorn JM, Mohammad A, Osbahr AJ, Pransky G, Warren PA, Mandel S, Harris JS, Hegmann KT. Work Disability Prevention and Management. J Occup Environ Med. 2025 Apr 01; 67(4):e267-e280.

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Miranda SP, Whitmore RG, Kanter A, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Barker FG, Harrop J, Magge SN, Heary RF, Fehlings MG, Albert TJ, Arnold PM, Riew KD, Steinmetz MP, Wang MC, Heller JG, Benzel EC, Ghogawala Z. Patients May Return to Work Sooner After Laminoplasty: Occupational Outcomes of the Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial. Neurosurgery. 2025 Jan 01; 96(1):131-141.

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Feld LD, Oxentenko AS, Sears D, Charabaty A, Rabinowitz LG, Silver JK. Parental Leave and Return-to-Work Policies: A Practical Model for Implementation in Gastroenterology. Gastroenterology. 2023 10; 165(4):813-818.

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Feld LD, Oxentenko AS, Sears D, Charabaty A, Rabinowitz LG, Silver JK. Parental Leave and Return-to-Work Policies: A Practical Model for Implementation in Gastroenterology. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 10; 21(11):2709-2715.

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Baptista MC, Burton WN, Pawlecki B, Pransky G. A Physician's Guide for Workers' Return to Work During COVID-19 Pandemic. J Occup Environ Med. 2021 Mar 01; 63(3):199-220.

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Taylor T, Das R, Mueller K, Pransky G, Christian J, Orford R, Blink R. Safely Returning America to Work: Part I: General Guidance for Employers. J Occup Environ Med. 2020 09; 62(9):771-779.

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Kurowski A, Pransky G, Punnett L. Impact of a Safe Resident Handling Program in Nursing Homes on Return-to-Work and Re-injury Outcomes Following Work Injury. J Occup Rehabil. 2019 06; 29(2):286-294.

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Chang P, Renehan P, Taylor KN, Dewey LE, McAnally KC, Hyde S, Crociani CM, Carneiro A, Beaule LT, Wagner AA. Societal costs of localized renal cancer surgery. Can J Urol. 2018 08; 25(4):9401-9406.

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McLellan RK, Haas NS, Kownacki RP, Pransky GS, Talmage JB, Dreger M. Using Electronic Health Records and Clinical Decision Support to Provide Return-to-Work Guidance for Primary Care Practitioners for Patients With Low Back Pain. J Occup Environ Med. 2017 11; 59(11):e240-e244.

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Gaines B, Besen E, Pransky G. The influence of geographic variation in socio-cultural factors on length of work disability. Disabil Health J. 2017 04; 10(2):308-319.

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