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Original Article

Goal setting as a predictor of return to work in population of chronic musculoskeletal pain patients

Virak Tan Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
,
Martin D. Cheatle Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
,
Suzanne Mackin Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
,
Paul J. Moberg Brain-Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
&
John L. Esterhai Jr. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pages 161-170 | Received 06 Jun 1997, Published online: 03 Sep 2010

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