A comparison of self-perceived physical and psycho-social worker profiles of people with direct work injury, chronic low back pain, and cumulative trauma

Work

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-323

  Cheng, Joseph Chung Keung ^a   Li Tsang, Cecilia Wai Ping ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma; Direct work injury; Low back pain; Work rehabilitation; Worker profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE; LIMB INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; HONG KONG; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33644674154     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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