Spontaneous onset of back pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-133

  Hall, Hamilton ^a   McIntosh, Greg ^a,b   Wilson, Lynda ^a   Melles, Tony ^a  

^a Canadian Back Institute   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back pain; Natural history; Spontaneous onset

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACK PAIN; EMPLOYMENT; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031811495     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199806000-00007     Document Type: Article

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