Cardiovascular risk factors for physician-diagnosed lumbar disc herniation

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 684-691

  Jhawar, Balraj S ^a   Fuchs, Charles S ^b   Colditz, Graham A ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Lumbar disc herniation; Obesity; Smoking; Vascular

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 33750554544     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.04.016     Document Type: Review

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