Reliability of physical examination items used for classification of patients with low back pain

Physical Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 979-988

  Van Dillen, Linda R ^a   Sahrmann, Shirley A ^a   Norton, Barbara J ^a   Caldwell, Cheryl A ^a   Fleming, Deborah A ^a   McDonnell, Mary Kate ^a   Woolsey, Nancy B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Classification; Low back pain; Reliability; Spinal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RELIABILITY; TRAINING;

EID: 0031682207     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/78.9.979     Document Type: Article

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