Are the “myths” of low back pain alive in the general Norwegian population?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 395-398

  Ihlebæk, Camilla ^a   Eriksen, Hege R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

education; health consequences; healthcare; low back pain; musculoskeletal pain; socioeconomic status; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; WEIGHT LIFTING; X RAY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL CLASS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 1542786301     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940210165163     Document Type: Article

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