The association between chronic low back pain and sleep: A systematic review

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-181

  Kelly, Gráinne A ^a   Blake, Catherine ^a   Power, Camillus K ^b,c   Okeeffe, Declan ^d   Fullen, Brona M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine ^*  (Australia)

^c National Childrens Hospital   (Ireland)

^d ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

chronic low back pain; sleep; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79551536401     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181f3bdd5     Document Type: Review

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