Low back pain interventions at the workplace: A systematic literature review

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-13

  Tveito, Torill H ^a   Hysing, Mari ^a   Eriksen, Hege R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Controlled; Interventions; Low back pains; Systematic review; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CLINICAL STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYEE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

BACK PAIN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 1242273676     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg109     Document Type: Review

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