Thoracic spine pain in the general population: Prevalence, incidence and associated factors in children, adolescents and adults. A systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Briggs, Andrew M ^a   Smith, Anne J ^a   Straker, Leon M ^a   Bragge, Peter ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROUPS BY AGE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACIC SPINE; THORACIC SPINE PAIN; THORAX PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BACK PAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 68749096045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-77     Document Type: Article

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