The effectiveness of ergonomic interventions on return-to-work after low back pain; a prospective two year cohort study in six countries on low back pain patients sicklisted for 3-4 months

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-294

  Anema, J R ^a,b   Cuelenaere, B ^c   Van Der Beek, A J ^d   Knol, D L ^d   De Vet, H C W ^d   Van Mechelen, W ^d  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c AStri Research and Consultancy Group   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKING TIME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE; BIOENGINEERING; CLINICAL TRIAL; MEDICAL LEAVE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; WORK SCHEDULE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 1842558295     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2002.006460     Document Type: Article

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