Investigating decisions to absent from work with low back pain: A study combining patient and GP factors

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 278-285

  Morris, Julia ^a,b   Watson, Paul J ^b  

^a Jersey General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes and beliefs; Health care practitioners; Low back pain; Sickness certification; Work loss

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CERTIFICATION; DEPRESSION; FEAR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 79952438805     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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