Effect of firmness of mattress on chronic non-specific low-back pain: Randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9396, 2003, Pages 1599-1604

  Kovacs, Francisco M ^a   Abraira, Víctor ^b   Peña, Andrés ^b   Martín Rodríguez, José Gerardo ^c   Sánchez Vera, Manuel ^d   Ferrer, Enrique ^e   Ruano, Domingo ^e   Guillén, Pedro ^f   Gestoso, Mario ^a   Muriel, Alfonso ^b   Zamora, Javier ^b   Gil Del Real, María Teresa ^a   Mufraggi, Nicole ^a  

^a Kovacs Foundation   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c Hospital de la Zarzuela   (Spain)

^d Hospital La Luz   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f Clinica Cemtro   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GOOD GENERAL CONDITION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK; STANDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10744222475     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14792-7     Document Type: Article

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