Inter-tester reliability of a new diagnostic classification system for patients with non-specific low back pain

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-94

  Petersen, Tom ^a,e   Olsen, Steen ^b   Laslett, Mark ^b   Thorsen, Hanne ^c   Manniche, Claus ^d   Ekdahl, Charlotte ^e   Jacobsen, Soren ^f  

^a Back Center Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Classification; Low back pain; Physical examination; Reliability of results; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3042547265     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0004-9514(14)60100-8     Document Type: Article

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