The impact of body mass index on the prevalence of low back pain: The HUNT study

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Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 764-768

  Heuch, Ingrid ^a   Hagen, Knut ^b,c   Heuch, Ivar ^d   Nygaard, Øystein ^b,c   Zwart, John Anker ^a,b,e  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

BMI; Employment; Epidemiology; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Norway; Obesity; Physical activity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEISURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 77951665362     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ba1531     Document Type: Article

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