A clinical return-to-work rule for patients with back pain

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1559-1567

  Dionne, Clermont E ^a   Bourbonnais, Renée ^b   Frémont, Pierre ^b   Rossignol, Michel ^b   Stock, Susan R ^b   Larocque, Isabelle ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOMATIZATION; TELEPHONE; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 20544470396     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1041159     Document Type: Article

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