Poor outcome in patients with spine-related leg or arm pain who are involved in compensation claims: A prospective study of patients in the secondary care sector: Comment on the article by Rasmussen et al

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 398-399

  Kragholm, K ^a   Odgaard, A ^a   Nielsen, T K ^a   Kolstad, H A ^a   Andersen, J H ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM PAIN; BACKACHE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPENSATION; DISEASE DURATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SPINE DISEASE;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350064613     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740902833389     Document Type: Letter

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