Can rate of recovery be predicted in patients with acute low back pain? Development of a clinical prediction rule

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-55

  Hancock, Mark J ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Latimer, Jane ^a   Herbert, Rob D ^a   McAuley, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Predictive factors; Primary care; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149186847     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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