A qualitative study of workers with chronic pain in Brazil and its social consequences

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-95

  Silva, Fabiana Caetano Martins ^a   Sampaio, Rosana Ferreira ^a   Mancini, Marisa Cotta ^a   Luz, Madel Terezinha ^b   Alcântara, Marcus Alessandro ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic musculoskeletal pain; Industrial rehabilitation; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 79956309014     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: 15570703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.302     Document Type: Article

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