Sex differences in presentation, course, and management of low back pain in primary care

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 578-584

  Chenot, Jean François ^a   Becker, Annette ^b   Leonhardt, Corinna ^b   Keller, Stefan ^b,c   Donner Banzhoff, Norbert ^b   Hildebrandt, Jan ^a   Basler, Heinz Dieter ^b   Baum, Erika ^b   Kochen, Michael M ^a   Pfingsten, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

General practice primary care; Healthcare service utilization; Low back pain; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249087932     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31816ed948     Document Type: Article

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