Can we predict poor recovery from recent-onset nonspecific low back pain? A systematic review

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-28

  Kent, Peter M ^a,b   Keating, Jennifer L ^c  

^a CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Biomedical Science   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Outcome assessment; Prognosis; Recovery of function

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38749105864     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.05.009     Document Type: Review

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