Comparison of risk factors predicting return to work between patients with subacute and chronic non-specific low back pain: Systematic review

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1829-1835

  Heitz, C A M ^a   Hilfiker, R ^b,f   Bachmann, L M ^c   Joronen, H ^d   Lorenz, T ^e   Uebelhart, D ^d   Klipstein, A ^d   Brunner, Florian ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e Rehazentrum Leukerbad ^*  (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Back pain; Occupational diseases; Prognostic indicators; Return to work; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CINAHL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICK LEAVE; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 72449120825     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1083-9     Document Type: Article

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