Comorbid symptoms of depression and musculoskeletal pain and risk of long term sickness absence

Abstract Background Symptoms of depression and musculoskeletal pain have both been found to be associated with increased risk of long term sickness absence (LTSA). The comorbidity between depression and pain i.e. simultaneous presence of both symptoms, is well established in the literature. The aim...

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Main Authors: Ole Melkevik, Thomas Clausen, Jacob Pedersen, Anne Helene Garde, Andreas Holtermann, Reiner Rugulies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5740-y