A cross-sectional study correlating cervical radiographic degenerative findings to pain and disability

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 2747-2752

  Marchiori, Dennis M ^a,b   Henderson, Charles N R ^a  

^a PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^b PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; intervertebral disc; pain; radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; OSTEOPHYTE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE INSTABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030482577     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199612010-00007     Document Type: Article

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