Disparities in occupational low back injuries: Predicting pain-related disability from satisfaction with case management in African Americans and Caucasians

Pain Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-48

  Chibnall, John T ^a   Tait, Raymond C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Disparities; Low back pain; Race; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BACK INJURIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 14944346295     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2005.05003.x     Document Type: Article

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