Lumbar mobility and low back pain during adolescence. A longitudinal three-year follow-up study in athletes and controls

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 363-368

  Kujala, Urho M ^a   Taimela, Simo ^a   Oksanen, Airi ^b   Salminen, Jouko J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0030943572     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500316     Document Type: Article

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