Does radiating spinal pain determine future work disability? A retrospective cohort study of 22,952 Danish Twins

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1003-1013

  Kristman, Vicki L ^a,b,c   Hartvigsen, Jan ^d,e   Leboeuf Yde, Charlotte ^d,f   Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm ^d,g   Cassidy, J David ^b,c,d  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e NORDIC INSTITUTE OF CHIROPRACTIC AND CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS   (Denmark)

^f LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cohort study; incidence; low back pain; mid back pain; neck pain; radiating pain; sick leave; work disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINAL PAIN; SYMPTOM; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; DENMARK; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861101881     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823a426f     Document Type: Article

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