Determinants of occupational disability following a low back injury: A critical review of the literature

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-295

  Crook, Joan ^a   Milner, Ruth ^b   Schultz, Izabela Z ^b   Stringer, Bernadette ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back pain; Occupational disability; Prognostic factors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISABILITY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

BACK INJURIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0036886279     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020278708861     Document Type: Review

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