Prediction of an unfavourable course of low back pain in general practice: Comparison of four instruments

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 534, 2007, Pages 15-22

  Jellema, Petra ^a   van der Windt, Daniëlle A W M ^a   van der Horst, Henriëtte E ^a   Stalman, Wim A B ^a   Bouter, Lex M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back pain; General practice; Prediction rule; Prognosis screening questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846059091     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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