Staying at work with back pain: Patients' experiences of work-related help received from GPs and other clinicians. A qualitative study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Coole, Carol ^a   Watson, Paul J ^b   Drummond, Avril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BACKACHE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955965032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-190     Document Type: Article

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