Table of Contents: Measuring Functional Capacity and Work Requirements :

Corporate Authors:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the Social Security Administration's Disability Decision Process Research., National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics.
Other Authors:	Wunderlich, Gooloo S., Rice, Dorothy P.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
Subjects:	Disability evaluation > United States People with disabilities > Employment > United States Social security > United States Disabled Persons. Work Capacity Evaluation. Social Security. HEALTH & FITNESS > Work-Related Health. MEDICAL > Occupational & Industrial Medicine. Disability evaluation. People with disabilities > Employment. United States.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Measuring functional capacity of persons with disabilities in light of emerging demands in the workplace
Linking components of functional capacity domains with work requirements
Desired characteristics of instruments to measure functional capacity to work
The use of functional capacity measures in public and private programs in the United States and other countries
Adapting measurement of functional capacity to work to SSA's disability decision process
Recurring themes and issues
Appendixes.