Epidemiology and pathogenesis of non-specific low back pain: What does the epidemiology tell us?

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 197-198

  Riihimäki, Hilkka ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

epidemiology, prevalence; low back pain; risk factors

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STRESS; WORKLOAD;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029906671     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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