Doctor proactive communication, return-to-work recommendation, and duration of disability after a workers' compensation low back injury

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 515-525

  Dasinger, Lisa K ^a   Krause, Niklas ^a,b   Thompson, Pamela J ^a,b   Brand, Richard J ^c   Rudolph, Linda ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d California Workers' Compensation Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PERCEPTION; SCORING SYSTEM; WORK DISABILITY; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034983451     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200106000-00001     Document Type: Article

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