The prevalence of low back pain among former elite cross-country skiers, rowers, orienteerers, and nonathletes: A 10-year cohort study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2610-2616

  Foss, Ida Stange ^a   Holme, Ingar ^a   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

control subjects; cross country skiing; endurance sports; former athletes; low back pain; orienteering; rowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84868225248     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512458413     Document Type: Article

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