Work and back pain: A prospective study of psychological, social and mechanical predictors of back pain severity

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 921-933

  Christensen, J O ^a,b   Knardahl, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84866398115     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2011.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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