A Process of Subgroup Identification in Non-specific Low Back Pain Using a Standard Clinical Examination and Cluster Analysis

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 92-100

  McCarthy, Christopher James ^a   Roberts, Christopher ^b   Gittins, Matthew ^b   Oldham, Jacqueline Ann ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Low back pain; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84862022695     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.517     Document Type: Article

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