Multidisciplinary interventions: Review of studies of return to work after rehabilitation for low back pain

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Norlund, Anders ^a,b   Ropponen, Annina ^a   Alexanderson, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Multidisciplinary interventions; Rehabilitation; Return to work; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL LEAVE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION; PENSION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL SECURITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 60749109184     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0297     Document Type: Review

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