The use of nonorganic signs and symptoms as a screening tool for return-to-work in patients with acute low back pain

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 1925-1931

  Fritz, Julie M ^a,b   Wainner, Robert S ^a   Hicks, Gregory E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b 6035 Forbes Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal illness behavior; Nonorganic signs; Prediction; Screening tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0034255178     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200008010-00010     Document Type: Article

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