Back pain in primary care: A prospective cohort study of clinical outcome and healthcare consumption

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 98-108

  Öberg, Birgitta ^a   Enthoven, Paul ^a   Kjellman, Görel ^a   Skargren, Elisabeth ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability; Healthcare utilization; Low back pain; Natural clinical course; Neck pain; Pain intensity

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141650648     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190310004862     Document Type: Article

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