Low back pain in australian adults. Prevalence and associated disability

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 238-244

  Walker, Bruce F ^a,c   Muller, Reinhold ^a   Grant, William D ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^c Hyde Park Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Epidemiology; Incidence; Low Back Pain; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 2442619450     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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