Patterns of sick-leave and health outcomes in injured workers with back pain

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 484-493

  Côté, Pierre ^a,b   Baldwin, Marjorie L ^c   Johnson, William G ^d   Frank, John W ^b,e   Butler, Richard J ^f  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^f BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Disability; Employment; Low back pain; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; WORKER; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BACK PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 42149132745     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0577-6     Document Type: Article

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