Prognostic factors for duration of sick leave in patients sick listed with acute low back pain: A systematic review of the literature

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 851-860

  Steenstra, I A ^a,b   Verbeek, J H ^c   Heymans, M W ^b   Bongers, P M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MARRIAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 27644433893     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.015842     Document Type: Review

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