Association between lumbopelvic pain, disability and sick leave during pregnancy - A comparison of three Scandinavian cohorts

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 468-474

  Gutke, Annelie ^a,b   Olsson, Christina B ^c,d   Völlestad, Nina ^e   Öberg, Birgitta ^a   Wikmar, Lena Nilsson ^d   Robinson, Hilde Stendal ^e  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability; Low back pain; Pelvic girdle pain; Pregnancy; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL LEAVE; NORWAY; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; NORWAY; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84902965908     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1801     Document Type: Article

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