Economic evaluation of a multi-stage return to work program for workers on sick-leave due to low back pain

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 557-578

  Steenstra, Ivan A ^a,b,c,e   Anema, Johannes R ^a,b,c   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a,d   Bongers, Paulien M ^a,b,c   De Vet, Henrica C W ^a   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Body Work   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Low back pain; Occupational health; Operant behavioural; Participative Ergonomics; Randomized Controlled Trial; Return to work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL;

EID: 33845526772     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-006-9053-0     Document Type: Article

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