Self reported health status and magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with low back pain

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 369-375

  Hollingworth, W ^a,e   Dixon, A K ^a   Todd, C J ^a   Bell, M I ^a   Antoun, N M ^a   Arafat, Q ^b   Girling, S ^c   Karia, K R ^d   Laing, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Lumbar spine; MRI; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCIATICA; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0031732207     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050092     Document Type: Article

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