Clinical examination variables discriminate among treatment-based classification groups: A study of construct validity in patients with acute low back pain

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 306-314

  George, Steven Z ^a   Delitto, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Discriminant validity; Examination; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OSWESTRY DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15744390324     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.4.306     Document Type: Article

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