Sports activities, body weight and smoking in relation to low-back pain: A population-based case-referent study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 178-184

  Mortimer, Monica ^a,b   Wiktorin, C ^a,b   Pernold, G ^a,b   Svensson, H ^c   Vingard E ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body weight; Epidemiology; Exercise; Low back pain; Smoking; Sport activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 0035377002     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.110308.x     Document Type: Article

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