Early prediction of chronic disability after occupational low back injury

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 945-951

  Hazard, Rowland G ^a,b,d   Haugh, Larry D ^a,b,c   Reid, Sheila ^a   Preble, Jeffrey B ^a,c   MacDonald, Lise ^a,b  

^a Fletcher Allen Healthcare UHC Campus   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Vermont   (United States)

^d Spine Institute of New England   (United States)

Author keywords

back pain; disability; prediction; work injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNITED STATES; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0029917984     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199604150-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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