Nonspecific low back pain during childhood: A retrospective epidemiological study of risk factors

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 55-60

  Kaspiris, Angelos ^a   Grivas, Theodoros B ^a   Zafiropoulou, Crisi ^b   Vasiliadis, Elias ^a   Tsadira, Olia ^b  

^a THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b OAEE National Primary Care Trust   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Nonspecific low back pain; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

MEFENAMIC ACID; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL SMOKING; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77949451785     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181cf3527     Document Type: Article

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