The transition from acute to subacute and chronic low back pain: A study based on determinants of quality of life and prediction of chronic disability

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1786-1792

  Kovacs, Francisco M ^a   Abraira, Victor ^b   Zamora, Javier ^b   Fernández, Carmen ^c  

^a Fundacion Kovacs   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud de Valldargent   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronicity; Correlation; Disability; Low back pain; Prediction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 23244436360     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000172159.47152.dc     Document Type: Article

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