The prognosis of acute low back pain in primary care in the United States: A 2-year prospective cohort study

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 678-684

  Mehling, Wolf E ^a   Gopisetty, Viranjini ^a   Bartmess, Elizabeth ^a   Acree, Mike ^a   Pressman, Alice ^b   Goldberg, Harley ^b   Hecht, Frederick M ^a   Carey, Tim ^c   Avins, Andrew L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

acute pain; chronic pain; low back pain; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SCIATICA; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859984840     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318230ab20     Document Type: Article

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