Myths and perceptions of back pain in the Norwegian population, before and after the introduction of guidelines for acute back pain

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 401-406

  Ihlebæk, Camilla ^a   Eriksen, Hege R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitudes; beliefs; low back pain; musculoskeletal pain; perceptions; socioeconomic status; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INJURY; LITERATURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27744486858     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940510006094     Document Type: Article

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