Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Spine Pain

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 353-371

  Rubin, Devon I ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINAL PAIN;

COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SPINE;

EID: 34147105611     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2007.01.004     Document Type: Review

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