Relationship between low back pain and life-stressing events among Nigerian and Caucasian patients

Physiotherapy

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-140

  Egwu, Michael O ^a,b   Nwuga, Vincent C B ^a,c  

^a Faculty of Clinical Sciences   (Nigeria)

^b EMO Physiotherapy Clinic   (Nigeria)

^c Bodija Physiotherapy Clinic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Back pain; Caucasian race; Negroid race; Racial stocks; Socioeconomic status; Stressful events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHECKLIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL READJUSTMENT RATING SCALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

EID: 45149112894     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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