Changes in the incidence of occupational disability as a result of back and neck pain in the Netherlands
Abstract Background Back pain (including neck pain) is one of the most prevalent health problems for which physicians are consulted. Back pain can decrease the quality of life considerably during a great part of the lives of those who suffer from it. At the same time it has an enormous economic impact, mainly through sickness absence and long-term disability. The objective of this paper is to compare the incidence of occupational disability as a result of back and neck pain in 1980–1985 to 1999–2000 and to explain the findings. Methods A descriptive study was performed at population level of c... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2006 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Public Health ; volume 6, issue 1 ; ISSN 1471-2458 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26849943 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-190 |