SF-36 health status of workers compensation cases with spinal disorders

Spine Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 176-182

  Hee, Hwan T ^a   Whitecloud III, Thomas S ^a,b   Myers, Leann ^a   Gaynor, Jennifer ^a   Roesch, Warren ^a   Ricciardi, James E ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

General health; National Spine Network; Physical functioning; SF 36 health status; Spinal disorders; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPINE DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPINAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0035343298     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(01)00080-8     Document Type: Article

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