Is low back pain part of a general health pattern or is it a separate and distinctive entity? A critical literature review of comorbidity with low back pain

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-252

  Hestbaek, Lise ^a,c   Leboeuf Yde, Charlotte ^b   Manniche, Claus ^a  

^a Back Clinic   (Denmark)

^b Medical Research Unit   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Disease; Comorbidity; General Health; Headache; Low Back Pain; Respiratory Disorders

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIGRAINE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW;

EID: 0038350851     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00003-4     Document Type: Review

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