Length of disability prognosis in acute occupational low back pain: Development and testing of a practical approach

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 690-697

  Pransky, Glenn S ^a,b   Verma, Santosh K ^a,b   Okurowski, Lee ^b   Webster, Barbara ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Low back pain; Occupational injuries; Prognosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LANGUAGE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANAGER; MOTIVATION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645103724     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000202761.20896.02     Document Type: Article

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