Early disability risk factors for low back pain assessed at outpatient occupational health clinics

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Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 572-580

  Shaw, William S ^a,b   Pransky, Glenn ^a,b   Patterson, William ^c   Winters, Thomas ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Occup Health + Rehabilitation Inc   (United States)

^d Occupational and Environmental Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute back pain; Disability risk factors; Occupational low back pain; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14344264535     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000154628.37515.ef     Document Type: Article

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