The prevalence of low back pain in australian adults. a systematic review of the literature from 1966 -1998

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-51

  Walker, Bruce F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Low back pain; Prevalence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033287929     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053959901100110     Document Type: Article

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