The use of a classification approach to identify subgroups of patients with acute low back pain: Interrater reliability and short-term treatment outcomes

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 106-114

  Fritz, Julie M ^a,c   George, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Raymond E Jordan Balance Center   (United States)

^c 6035 Forbes Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Evaluation; Low back pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOM; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033958313     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200001010-00018     Document Type: Article

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