Short-term physical risk factors for new episodes of low back pain: Prospective evidence from the South Manchester back pain study

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1556-1561

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

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Cohort study; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032769542     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199908010-00009     Document Type: Article

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