Working with low back pain: Workplace and individual psychosocial determinants of limited duty and lost time

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 627-638

  Feuerstein, Michael ^a,b   Berkowitz, Steven M ^c   Haufler, Amy J ^d   Lopez, Mary S ^e   Huang, Grant D ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomic exposure; Limited duty; Lost time; Low back; Military personnel; Musculoskeletal; Occupational stress; Pain; Psychosocial; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SICK ROLE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035199314     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10000     Document Type: Article

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