The impact of stressful life events on exacerbation of chronic low-back pain

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 555-563

  Lampe, Astrid ^a   Söllner, Wolfgang ^a   Krismer, Martin ^a   Rumpold, Gerhard ^a   Kantner Rumplmair, Wilhelm ^a   Ogon, Michael ^a   Rathner, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Life events; Psychological distress; Subjective appraisal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STRESS;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344431239     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00231-6     Document Type: Article

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