Epidemiology of low back pain in the elderly: Correlation with lumbar lordosis

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 307-311

  Tsuji, Taichi ^a   Matsuyama, Yukihiro ^a   Sato, Koji ^b   Hasegawa, Yukiharu ^a   Yimin, Yu ^a   Iwata, Hisashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Low back pain; Lumbar lordosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0034859238     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760100023     Document Type: Article

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