Outcome of low back pain in general practice: A prospective study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7141, 1998, Pages 1356-1359

  Croft, Peter R ^a   Macfarlane, Gary J ^b   Papageorgiou, Ann C ^b   Thomas, Elaine ^b   Silman, Alan J ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032474225     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7141.1356     Document Type: Article

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