Early predictors of the long-term outcome of low back pain-results of a 22-year prospective cohort study

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 609-614

  Lonnberg F ^a   Pedersen, P A ^a   Siersma, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cohort study; General practice; Low back pain; Prognostic indicators; Workload

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; WORKLOAD;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78649341334     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq061     Document Type: Article

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