The prognosis of low back pain in general practice

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1515-1521

  Van Den Hoogen, Hans J M ^a   Koes, Bart W ^a   Devillé, Walter ^b   Van Eijk, Jacques T M ^a   Bouter, Lex M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Backache; Clinical course; General practice; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031413744     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199707010-00019     Document Type: Article

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