The impact of psychosocial factors on low back pain: Longitudinal results from the belstress study

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Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-268

  Clays, Els ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Leynen, Francoise ^b   Kornitzer, Marcel ^b   Kittel, France ^b   De Backer, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Psychosocial; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LATITUDE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK;

EID: 33846256150     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000251884.94821.c0     Document Type: Article

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