Early predictors of delayed return to work in patients with low back pain

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 5-27

  Nordin, Margareta ^a   Skovron, Mary Louise ^a   Hiebert, Rudi ^a   Weiser, Sherri ^a   Brisson, Paul M ^a   Campello, Marco ^a   Harwood, Ken ^a   Crane, Michael ^b   Lewis, Stuart ^c  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b et al   (United States)

^c New York City Transit Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREDICTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORK;

EID: 0030919386     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v05n02_02     Document Type: Article

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