Personal risk factors for first-time low back pain

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 2497-2505

  Adams, Michael A ^b   Mannion, Anne F ^a   Dolan, Patricia ^c  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Back pain; Mobility; Psychometric questionnaires; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033428781     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199912010-00012     Document Type: Article

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