A cost-of-illness study of back pain in The Netherlands

Pain

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 233-240

  van Tulder, Maurits W ^a   Koes, Bart W ^a   Bouter, Lex M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Back pain; Cost of illness; Direct cost; Disablement

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSENTEEISM; BACK PAIN; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMAN; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; NETHERLANDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029083239     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(94)00272-G     Document Type: Article

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