Smoking, a cause of back trouble?

Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 239-242

  Ernst, E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Back pain; Blood supply; Risk factor; Smoking

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

BACK PAIN; COUGH; HUMAN; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0027503009     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/32.3.239     Document Type: Article

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