Prediction of prolonged work disability in occupational low-back pain based on nurse case management data

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 763-770

  Okurowski, Lee ^a   Pransky, Glenn ^b,c   Webster, Barbara ^b   Shaw, William S ^b   Verma, Santosh ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0038720069     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000079086.95532.e9     Document Type: Article

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