Lifestyle and low-back pain the influence of smoking and obesity

Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 501-506

  Deyo, Richard A ^a   Bass, J Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Obesity; Prevalence; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0024404138     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198905000-00005     Document Type: Article

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