Are low levels of low back pain intensity and disability associated with reduced well-being in community-based women

Climacteric

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-275

  Urquhart, D M ^a   Shortreed, S ^a   Davis, S R ^b   Cicuttini, F M ^a   Bell, R J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Low Back Pain; Pain Intensity; Well Being; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WELLBEING; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING;

EID: 68949103974     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130802635645     Document Type: Article

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