Spinal stenosis prevalence and association with symptoms: the Framingham Study

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 545-550

  Kalichman, Leonid ^a   Cole, Robert ^a   Kim, David H ^b,c   Li, Ling ^b   Suri, Pradeep ^b   Guermazi, Ali ^b   Hunter, David J ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based sample; Computed tomography; Low back pain; Prevalence; Spinal stenosis; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SPINAL STENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67649800229     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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