Prevalence of subtypes of low back pain in a defined population

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 331-335

  Newton, Warren ^a   Curtis, Peter ^a   Witt, Phil ^b   Hobler, Kirt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Kaiser Found Hlth Plan N Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Low back pain; Physicians, family; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SACROILIITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREVALENCE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 0030762247     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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