Patients' experiences of the impact of chronic back pain on family life and work

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 310-318

  De Souza, Lorraine ^a   Oliver Frank, Andrew ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; family; Low back pain; spouse; work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650740979     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.490865     Document Type: Article

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