Back pain prevalence and visit rates: Estimates from U.S. national surveys, 2002

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2724-2727

  Deyo, Richard A ^a,b   Mirza, Sohail K ^a   Martin, Brook I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Neck pain; Physician visits; Prevalence; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ALASKA; ASIAN AMERICANS; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OFFICE VISITS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750549260     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000244618.06877.cd     Document Type: Article

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