Relationship between impaired functional stability and back pain in children: An exploratory cross-sectional study

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 136, Issue 45-46, 2006, Pages 721-725

  Cudré Mauroux, Nicole ^a   Kocher, Nicole ^a   Bonfils, Raphaëlle ^a   Pirlet, Marielle ^a   Meichtry, André ^a   Hilfiker, Roger ^a,b  

^a University of Applied Sciences Valais   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Back pain; Children; Functional stability

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33845918803     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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