Back-related functional limitations among full-time homemakers: A comparison with women employed full-time outside the home

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1375-1382

  Dionne, Clermont E ^a,b   Chénard, Marise ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back pain; Functional limitations; Homemakers; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; ROLAND MORRIS SCALE; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORK;

EID: 2942643920     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000128593.15674.EF     Document Type: Article

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