Long-term prognosis of acute low back pain in patients seen in general practice: A 1-year prospective follow-up study

Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-232

  Schiøttz Christensen, Berit ^a,e   Nielsen, Gunnar Lauge ^a   Hansen, Vivian Kjær ^a   Schødt, Torben ^b   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^c   Olesen, Frede ^d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b General Practice ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^d Research Unit for General Practice   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; General practice; Low back pain; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032790290     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/16.3.223     Document Type: Article

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