Measuring health in injured workers: A cross-sectional comparison of five generic health status instruments in workers with musculoskeletal injuries

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 618-631

  Beaton, Dorcas E ^a   Bombardier, Claire ^a   Hogg Johnson, Sheilah A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

health status indicators; reproducibility of results; work related musculoskeletal disorders; workers' compensation data

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINE INJURY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0029896547     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199606)29:6<618::AID-AJIM6>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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