Diagnosis and management of acute low back pain

American Family Physician

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1779-1786+1789

  Patel, Atul T ^a   Ogle, Abna A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BED REST; CANCER; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RADICULOPATHY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0342699737     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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