Return to work in a cohort of low back pain patients: Development and validation of a clinical prediction rule

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-165

  Heymans, Martijn W ^a   Anema, Johannes R ^a   Van Buuren, Stef ^b,c   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   De Vet, Henrica C W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction rule; Low back pain; Occupational health care; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BOOTSTRAPPING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 65149106564     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9166-3     Document Type: Article

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