A population-based, randomized clinical trial on back pain management

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 2911-2918

  Loisel, Patrick ^b   Abenhaim, Lucien ^c   Durand, Pierre ^c   Esdaile, John M ^a   Suissa, Samy ^c   Gosselin, Lise ^c   Simard, Robert ^c   Turcotte, Jean ^c   Lemaire, Jacques ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Back pain; Ergonomics; Health care delivery; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Worker's compensation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031418699     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199712150-00014     Document Type: Article

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