The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 12 , Pages 1010-1015, December 2009

Factors associated with variability in length of sick leave because of acute low back pain in Chile

  • Claudio Diaz-Ledezma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mutual de Seguridad C.Ch.C., Clinica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. Manquehue 1410, Santiago, Chile
    • COMPIN Metropolitano, SEREMI de Salud Metropolitano, Moneda 1040, Santiago, Chile
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  • Julio Urrutia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Marcoleta 352, Santiago, Chile
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Marcoleta 352, Santiago, Chile. Tel.: (56) 2-2070101; fax: (56) 2-2067148.
    • ,
  • Jose Romeo, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Alameda 3363, Santiago, Chile
    • ,
  • Alfonso Chelen, MD

      Affiliations

    • COMPIN Metropolitano, SEREMI de Salud Metropolitano, Moneda 1040, Santiago, Chile
    • ,
  • Leonardo González-Wilhelm, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • COMPIN Metropolitano, SEREMI de Salud Metropolitano, Moneda 1040, Santiago, Chile
    • ,
  • Cristian Lavarello, MD

      Affiliations

    • COMPIN Metropolitano, SEREMI de Salud Metropolitano, Moneda 1040, Santiago, Chile

Received 8 May 2009; received in revised form 4 August 2009; accepted 16 September 2009. published online 19 October 2009.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: JU (consulting, Simpirica Spine).

PII: S1529-9430(09)00959-0

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2009.09.004

The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 12 , Pages 1010-1015, December 2009

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