High pain ratings predict treatment failure in chronic occupational musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 317-325

  McGeary, Donald D ^a   Mayer, Tom G ^b   Gatchel, Robert J ^c  

^a PRIDE (Productive Rehabilitation Institute of Dallas for Ergonomics) Research Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 31844433255     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02968     Document Type: Article

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