The relationship between the magnetic resonance imaging appearance of the lumbar spine and low back pain, age and occupation in males

European Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 106-114

  Savage, R A ^a   Whitehouse, G H ^a   Roberts, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disc disease; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPORTS;

EID: 0030946554     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01358742     Document Type: Article

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