Back school in a first episode of compensated acute low back pain: A clinical trial to assess efficacy and prevent relapse

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 673-679

  Leclaire, Richard ^a   Esdaile, John M ^b   Suissa, Samy ^c   Rossignol, Michel ^d   Proulx, Roland ^a   Dupuis, Michel ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK CAPACITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0029899237     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90007-6     Document Type: Article

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