The costs for persons sick-listed more than one month because of low back or neck problems. A two-year prospective study of Swedish patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 337-345

  Hansson, Elisabeth K ^a,b   Hansson, Tommy H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back pain; Cost of illness; Disability; Neck pain; Sick listing

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIETY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 21344465438     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0731-3     Document Type: Article

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