Predictors of short- and long-term outcome in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain undergoing an exercise-based rehabilitation program: A prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 413-421

  Cecchi, Francesca ^a   Molino Lova, Raffaele ^a   Paperini, Anita ^a   Boni, Roberta ^a   Castagnoli, Chiara ^a   Gentile, Jacopo ^a   Pasquini, Guido ^a   Macchi, Claudio ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic neck pain; Exercise; Minimal clinically important difference; Predictors of outcome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052947791     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0499-x     Document Type: Article

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