Back pain - Reducing long-term problems

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 526, 2006, Pages 324-326

  Hepple, Paul ^a   Robertson, Ann R R ^b  

^a Muirhouse Medical Group   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33646593790     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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