Effects of workplace, family and cultural influences on low back pain: What opportunities exist to address social factors in general consultations?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 637-648

  Shaw, William S ^a,b   Campbell, Paul ^c   Nelson, Candace C ^a,d   Main, Chris J ^c   Linton, Steven J ^e  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Örebro University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back disability; Low back pain; Organisational support; Social factors; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; FAMILY; HOME; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84889679773     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: 15321770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2013.09.012     Document Type: Review

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