Intertester reliability of a low back pain classification system

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 248-254

  Wilson, Lynda ^a   Hall, Hamilton ^b   McIntosh, Greg ^c   Melles, Tony ^a  

^a Canadian Back Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital Totonto   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back pain; Classification; Examination; Intertester reliability pain patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033083660     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199902010-00009     Document Type: Article

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