Development of an assessment schedule for patients with low back-associated leg pain in primary care: A Delphi consensus study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1241-1249

  Konstantinou, Kika ^a   Hider, Samantha L ^a   Vogel, Steven ^b   Beardmore, Ruth ^a   Somerville, Simon ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Consensus; Delphi; Experts; Nerve root pain; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHIROPRACTOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DELPHI STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL ROOT;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864992998     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-2057-2     Document Type: Article

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