The relationship between lumbar lordosis and radiologic variables and lumbar lordosis and clinical variables in elderly, African-American women

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 200-206

  George, Steven Z ^a,e   Hicks, Gregory E ^b   Nevitt, Michael A ^b   Cauley, Jane A ^c   Vogt, Molly T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Disability; Lordosis; Radiologic; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYMPTOM; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MEASUREMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; X RAY;

EID: 0037384414     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200304000-00014     Document Type: Article

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