Diagnostic differences between general practitioners and orthopaedic surgeons in low back pain patients

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-212

  Bogefeldt, Johan ^a   Grunnesjö, Marie ^a   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a   Blomberg, Stefan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANPOWER; ORTHOPEDICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 48049123416     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000-1967-194     Document Type: Article

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