Prognostic factors in first-time care seekers due to acute low back pain

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-298

  Grotle, Margreth ^a   Brox, Jens Ivar ^b   Glomsrød, Bredo ^c   Lønn, Jan Harald ^c   Vøllestad, Nina K ^d  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Brogaten Physical Therapy Institute   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute low back pain; Disability; Inception cohort; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846785434     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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