Impact of musculoskeletal co-morbidity of neck and upper extremities on healthcare utilisation and sickness absence for low back pain

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 806-810

  Ijzelenberg, W ^a   Burdorf, A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARM; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 5044233659     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.011635     Document Type: Article

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