Outcomes comparison of treatment for chronic disabling work-related upper-extremity disorders and spinal disorders

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 761-770

  Mayer, Tom G ^a,c   Gatchel, Robert J ^b   Polatin, Peter B ^b   Evans, Trent H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PRIDE Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0032888056     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199909000-00008     Document Type: Article

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