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Generalizability of a prediction rule for sick leave due to shoulder pain
Author(s) -
Ton Kuijpers,
Yvonne Vergouwe,
Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden,
Sandra D.M. Bot,
Jos W. R. Twisk,
Daniëlle van der Windt,
L.M. Bouter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1168
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , medicine , sick leave , receiver operating characteristic , physical therapy , clinical prediction rule , cohort , discriminative model , population , cohort study , randomized controlled trial , psychology , machine learning , developmental psychology , environmental health , computer science
Recently, a rule was developed to predict sick leave related to shoulder pain during a period of 6 months after patients have consulted a general practitioner for a new episode of shoulder pain. The objective was to evaluate the generalizability of this prediction rule by testing it in two other populations of workers who had gone for a consultation in primary care for a new episode of shoulder pain.

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