Risk factors associated with the transition from acute to chronic occupational back pain

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 92-98

  Fransen, Marlene ^a,c   Woodward, Mark ^a   Norton, Robyn ^a   Coggan, Carolyn ^b   Dawe, Martin ^b   Sheridan, Nicolette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Institute for Health Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic back pain; Occupational back injury; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NURSE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK INJURIES; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0036123305     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200201010-00022     Document Type: Article

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