Ischemia and low-back pain - Is it time to include lumbar angina as a cardiovascular disease?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-21

  Bøggild, Henrik ^a  

^a Public Health Medical Office   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL ANGINA; ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33644825289     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.972     Document Type: Note

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