Predictors of Time Loss After Back Injury in Nurses
SpinePublished 1 September 1999
Robert B. Tate, Annalee Yassi, J. E. Cooper
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Focusing on reducing the perception of disability at the time of injury is critical to preventing time loss, but once time loss has occurred, offer of modified work and attention to pain reduction are warranted.
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Focusing on reducing the perception of disability at the time of injury is critical to preventing time loss, but once time loss has occurred, offer of modified work and attention to pain reduction are warranted. The findings add to the evidence that workplace-based intervention programs can be effective in reducing the morbidity resulting from back injury.
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