Pain in low-back pain: Problems in measuring outcomes in musculoskeletal disorders

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 73, Issue 305, 2002, Pages 54-57

  Zanoli, Gustavo ^a,b   Strömqvist, Björn ^b   Jönsson, Bo ^c   Padua, Roberto ^d   Romanini, Emilio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Department of Orthopedics ^*  (Sweden)

^d San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^e ISPEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0036818792     PISSN: 03008827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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