In rural Tibet, the prevalence of lower limb pain, especially knee pain, is high: An observational study

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Hoy, Damian G ^a   Fransen, Marlene ^b   March, Lyn ^b   Brooks, Peter ^a   Durham, Joanne ^c   Toole, Michael J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knee; Leg; Lower limb; Pain; Prevalence; Rural; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBSERVATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OBSERVATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TIBET;

EID: 77955486003     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(10)70054-0     Document Type: Article

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