Treatment of occupationally acquired low back pain

American Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 587-596

  Daniels II, James M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROPATHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0031036606     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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