Evidence-based care for low back pain in workers eligible for compensation

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-42

  McGuirk, Brian ^a,b   Bogduk, Nikolai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Royal Newcastle Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Evidence based; Guidelines; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33846049541     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql102     Document Type: Article

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