Development of and recovery from short- and long-term low back pain in occupational settings: A prospective cohort study

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 841-854

  Gheldof, Els L M ^a   Vinck, Jan ^a   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^b   Hidding, Alita ^c   Crombez, Geert ^d  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Development of short and long term LBP; Low back pain; Prospective cohort study design; Recovery from short and long term LBP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MOTION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34548284986     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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