The epidemiology of neck pain

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 783-792

  Hoy, D G ^a   Protani, M ^a   De, R ^a   Buchbinder, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

duration; epidemiology; incidence; neck pain; prevalence; recurrence; remission

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM PAIN; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORTALITY; NECK PAIN; OFFICE WORKER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 79958789961     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: 15321770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2011.01.019     Document Type: Review

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