Prevalence and predictors of intense, chronic, and disabling neck and back pain in the UK general population

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1195-1202

  Webb, Roger ^a   Brammah, Therese ^b   Lunt, Mark ^a   Urwin, Michelle ^a,c   Allison, Tim ^c   Symmons, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Tameside Acute Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c West Pennine Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Neck pain; Needs assessment; Prevalence; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACK PAIN; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038617268     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200306010-00021     Document Type: Article

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