Individuals with chronic low back pain have a lower level, and an altered pattern, of physical activity compared with matched controls: an observational study

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-58

  Ryan, Cormac G ^a   Grant, P Margaret ^a   Dall, Philippa M ^a   Gray, Heather ^a   Newton, Mary ^a   Granat, Malcolm H ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Matched pair analysis; Measurement; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 66749184124     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(09)70061-3     Document Type: Article

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