The prevalence of low back pain among children and adolescents: A nationwide, cohort-based questionnaire survey in Finland

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1132-1136

  Taimela, Simo ^a,c   Kujala, Urho M ^d   Salminen, Jouko J ^d   Viljanen, Tero ^b  

^a DBC International   (Finland)

^b Paavo Nurmi Center   (Finland)

^c David Back Clinic International   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

adolescence; child; epidemiology; low back pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030913362     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199705150-00013     Document Type: Article

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