Relapse and short sickness absence for back pain in the six months after return to work

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 328-334

  Infante Rivard, Claire ^a   Lortie, Monique ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

back pain; prognosis; relapse

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0030920293     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.5.328     Document Type: Article

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