Non-specific back pain in children and adolescents: A prospective study until maturity

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 275-278

  Mirovsky, Yigal ^a   Jakim, Itzhak ^a   Halperin, Nachum ^a   Lev, Lapidus ^a  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Back pain; Children and adolescents; Non specific pain; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0036786201     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200210000-00001     Document Type: Article

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