Chronic low back pain: Patients' experiences, opinions and expectations for clinical management

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 1899-1909

  Liddle, Sarah Dianne ^a   Baxter, G David ^b   Gracey, Jacqueline H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adherence; Advice; Chronic low back pain; Exercise; Patient expectations

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXERCISE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CARE;

EID: 36448974916     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701189895     Document Type: Article

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