Are tall people at higher risk of low back pain surgery? A discussion on the results of a multipurpose cohort

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-127

  Coeuret Pellicer, Mireille ^a   Descatha, Alexis ^a   Leclerc, Annette ^a   Zins, Marie ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINE SURGERY;

AGED; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 74549172113     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20023     Document Type: Article

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