Physical workplace factors and return to work after compensated low back injury: A disability phase-specific analysis

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-333

  Dasinger, Lisa K ^b   Krause, Niklas ^a   Deegan, Leo J ^b   Brand, Richard J ^b   Rudolph, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034065672     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200003000-00015     Document Type: Article

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