Treatment of chronic low-back pain: A 1-year or greater follow-up

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 951-958

  Watson, John David ^a   Shay, Barbara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LIGAMENTS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956933295     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0719     Document Type: Article

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