Predictors of early improvement in low back pain amongst consulters to general practice: The influence of pre-morbid and episode-related factors

Pain

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 113-119

  Macfarlane, Gary J ^a   Thomas, Elaine ^a   Croft, Peter R ^b   Papageorgiou, Ann C ^a   Jayson, Malcolm I V ^c   Silman, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Low back pain; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NOCICEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033065512     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00209-7     Document Type: Article

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