Back to work: Predictors of return to work among patients with back disorders certified as sick: A two-year follow-up study

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Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1468-1473

  Reiso, Harald ^a   Nygård, Jan F ^d   Jørgensen, Gudrun S ^b   Holanger, Rune ^b   Soldal, Dag ^c   Bruusgaard, Dag ^d  

^a National Insurance Service   (Norway)

^b Havblik Physiotherapy and Training   (Norway)

^c Aust Agder Hospital   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

COOP WONCA charts; Functional assessments; Pain; Return to work; Sickness absence; Sickness certification; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0038692098     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000067089.83472.1F     Document Type: Article

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