Predicting back pain treatment outcomes among workers' compensation patients: Important information for clinical neuropsychologists

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-59

  Wheeler, Anthony J ^a   Smith, Amie L ^a   Gundy, Jessica M ^a   Sautter, Todd ^a   Scott DeBerard, M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Back pain; Back surgery; Biopsychosocial model; Prediction

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84875671594     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.750686     Document Type: Review

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