Prevalence of low back pain among physical therapists in Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 224-230

  Shehab, Dia ^a   Al Jarallah, Khalid ^a   Moussa, Mohamed A A ^a   Adham, Nihad ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Low back pain; Physical therapist; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KUWAIT; LIFE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0345600225     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072288     Document Type: Article

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