A Psychometric investigation of fear-avoidance model measures in patients with chronic low back pain

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 197-205

  George, Steven Z ^a   Valencia, Carolina ^a   Beneciuk, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Lumbar spine; Pain catastrophizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950686972     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2010.3298     Document Type: Article

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