Psychosocial factors and low back pain, consultations, and sick leave among farmers and rural referents: A population-based study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 993-998

  Holmberg, Sara ^a   Thelin, Anders ^a   Stiernström, Eva Lena ^a   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 4544372725     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000137715.33662.02     Document Type: Article

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