A critical review of gender issues in understanding prolonged disability related to musculoskeletal pain: How are they relevant to rehabilitation?

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-102

  Côté, Daniel ^a   Coutu, Marie France ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Musculoskeletal pain; Work

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYABILITY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRESS; TRUST; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; SEX FACTORS; SICK ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUST;

EID: 71449097978     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903026572     Document Type: Review

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