Low back pain in adolescents: A comparison of clinical outcomes in sports participants and nonparticipants

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-66

  Fritz, Julie M ^a   Clifford, Shannon N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Disability; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPINE INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL INJURIES; SPORTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75649108601     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-45.1.61     Document Type: Article

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