Effects of recreational physical activity and back exercises on low back pain and psychological distress: Findings from the UCLA low back pain study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1817-1824

  Hurwitz, Eric L ^a,b   Morgenstern, Hal ^c   Chiao, Chi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZATION; RECREATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25444464843     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.052993     Document Type: Article

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