Musculoskeletal problems and work in the UK - Time for a new approach?

Rheumatology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 709-710

  Armstrong, Ray ^a   Wilkie, Ross ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK CAPACITY;

ABSENTEEISM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 67650070041     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep071     Document Type: Editorial

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