Lost Productive Time and Cost Due to Common Pain Conditions in the US Workforce
JAMAPublished 11 November 2003
Walter F. Stewart
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Pain is an inordinately common and disabling condition in the US workforce and most of the pain-related lost productive time occurs while employees are at work and is in the form of reduced performance.
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Pain is an inordinately common and disabling condition in the US workforce. Most of the pain-related lost productive time occurs while employees are at work and is in the form of reduced performance.
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