Efficacy of traction for non-specific low back pain: a randomised clinical trial

The Lancet

Volumn 346, Issue 8990, 1995, Pages 1596-1600

  Beurskens, A J ^a   de Vet, H C ^a   van der Heijden, G J ^a   Knipschild, P G ^a   Köke, A J ^b   Lindeman, E ^b   Regtop, W ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Rehabilitation Medicine University Hospital ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 0029565821     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(95)91930-9     Document Type: Article

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