Low back pain and pelvic pain during pregnancy: Prevalence and risk factors

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 983-991

  Mogren, Ingrid M ^a   Pohjanen, Anna I ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross sectional; Low back pain; Pelvic pain; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PARITY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RECORDS; PARITY; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 18244372179     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000158957.42198.8e     Document Type: Article

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