Evaluation of the impact of a low back pain educational intervention on physicians' practice patterns and patients' outcomes

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 977-984

  Derebery, V Jane ^a   Giang, Geneva M ^a   Saracino, Giovanna ^a   Fogarty, W Tom ^a  

^a Concentra Health Services Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK CAPACITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036791578     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200210000-00018     Document Type: Article

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