Sense of coherence and outcome of low-back surgery: 5-year follow-up of 80 patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 229-235

  Santavirta, N ^a,c,d   Bjorvell H ^a   Konttinen, Y T ^b   Solovieva, S ^b   Poussa, M ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disability; Low back pain; Sense of coherence; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029823126     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00301325     Document Type: Article

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