Body mass index, but not blood pressure is related to the level of pain in persons with chronic pain

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-115

  Wood, Derek ^a   Goodnight, Siera ^a   Haig, Andrew J ^a   Nasari, Tareto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

back pain; blood pressure; hypertension; obesity; Pain; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC PAIN; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79959243802     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2011-0284     Document Type: Article

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