Low back pain in the year 2000 - 'Back' to the future

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 119-121

  Nachemson, Alf L ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

forecasting; low back pain; trends

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MOBILIZATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; WORK DISABILITY;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN;

EID: 0029906033     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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