Effects of multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation for chronic back or neck pain: A register-linkage study of sickness absences and analgesic purchases in an occupational cohort

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-184

  Suoyrjo H ^a,e   Hinkka, K ^b   Oksanen, T ^c   Kivimaki M ^c,d   Klaukka, T ^b   Pentti, J ^c   Vahtera, J ^c  

^a Kuntoutuskeskus Petrea   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Hospital District of South Ostrobotnia   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICK LEAVE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 40149111402     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.033753     Document Type: Article

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