Distinctiveness of psychological obstacles to recovery in low back pain patients in primary care

Pain

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 398-406

  Foster, Nadine E ^a   Thomas, Elaine ^a   Bishop, Annette ^a   Dunn, Kate M ^a   Main, Chris J ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Predictors; Primary care; Prospective cohort; Psychological factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LINEAR MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76349118076     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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