Back pain during pregnancy: A prospective study

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 702-709

  Kristiansson, Per ^a,b,d   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a   Von Schoultz, Bo ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Research Unit of Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Skönsmons VC ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

back pain; epidemiology; pregnancy; prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029871459     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199603150-00008     Document Type: Article

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