Association of comorbidity and outcome in episodes of nonspecific low back pain in occupational populations

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 677-684

  Nordin, Margareta ^a   Hiebert, Rudi ^a   Pietrek, Markus ^a   Alexander, Michelle ^a   Crane, Michael ^a   Lewis, Stuart ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE;

EID: 0036068558     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200207000-00015     Document Type: Article

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