Back pain in primary care: Patient characteristics, content of initial visit, and short-term outcomes

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-469

  Turner, Judith A ^a   LeResche, Linda ^b   Von Korff, Michael ^b   Ehrlich, Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activity; Back pain; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032519459     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199802150-00011     Document Type: Article

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