Psychosocial factors and low back pain among college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Kennedy, Catherine ^a   Kassab, Osama ^a   Gilkey, David ^a   Linnel, Sheri ^a   Morris, Debra ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Low back pain; Prevalence; Psychosocial factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORADO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149293476     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.2.191-196     Document Type: Article

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