Occupational health guidelines for the management of low back pain at work: Evidence review

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 124-135

  Waddell, G ^a   Burton, A K ^b  

^a Glasgow Nuffield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Evidence based practice; Guidelines; Intervention; Management; Occupational health; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKLOAD;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0035072294     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/51.2.124     Document Type: Article

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