The prevalence of low back pain: A systematic review of the literature from 1966 to 1998

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-217

  Walker, B F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Low back pain; Methods; Pooling; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034464943     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200006000-00003     Document Type: Review

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