Why does acute back pain become chronic?: Chronic back pain is not the same as acute back pain lasting longer

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7095, 1997, Pages 1639-

  Jayson, Malcolm I V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BACKACHE; BED REST; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHRONICITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030998802     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7095.1639     Document Type: Editorial

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