Presidential address: Why does acute back pain become chronic?

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1053-1056

  Jayson, Malcolm I V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031570092     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199705150-00001     Document Type: Letter

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