Reproducibility of a survey questionnaire for the investigation of low back problems in adolescents

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1269-1273

  Staes, F ^a   Stappaerts, K ^a   Vertommen, H ^a   Everaert, D ^a   Coppieters, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Low back pain; Reliability; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032704797     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352599750030419     Document Type: Article

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