Psychosocial factors at work in relation to low back pain and consequences of low back pain; a systematic, critical review of prospective cohort studies.

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Published in Occup Environ Med on January 01, 2004

Authors

J Hartvigsen1, S Lings, C Leboeuf-Yde, L Bakketeig

Author Affiliations

1: Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Klosterbakken 20, 5000 Odense C, Denmark. j.hartvigsen@nikkb.dk

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