Guiding low back claimants to work: A randomized controlled trial

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1425-1431

  Du Bois, Marc ^a   Donceel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

advice; disability; low back pain; return to work; sick leave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REHABILITATION CARE; RETURN TO WORK; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINE SURGERY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; COUNSELING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETURN TO WORK; SICK LEAVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864494334     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31824e4ada     Document Type: Article

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