What is the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems in the elderly population in developed countries? A systematic critical literature review

Chiropractic and Manual Therapies

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fejer, René ^a   Ruhe, Alexander ^b  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Praxis fuer Chiropraktik Wolfsburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Back pain; Elderly population; Musculoskeletal disease; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMUR; FOOT PAIN; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WRIST PAIN;

EID: 84870281524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2045709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-709X-20-31     Document Type: Article

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