Characteristics of patients with acute low back pain presenting to primary care in Australia

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-11

  Henschke, Nicholas ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^b   Herbert, Robert D ^a   Cumming, Robert G ^c   Bleasel, Jane ^d   York, John ^d   Das, Anurina ^b   McAuley, James H ^a,b,e  

^a University of South   (Australia)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Patient characteristics; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHIROPRACTIC; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; ACUTE DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 62349117911     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181817a8d     Document Type: Article

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