Systematic review: Strategies for using exercise therapy to improve outcomes in chronic low back pain

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 776-785

  Hayden, Jill A ^a   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^b   Tomlinson, George ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 17844378696     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-9-200505030-00014     Document Type: Review

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