Natural history and prognosis of discogenic low back pain

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 2171-2174

  Peng, Bao Gan ^a   Pang, Xiao Dong ^a   Li, Duan Ming ^a   Zhang, Xin Yu ^a   Kuang, Zheng Da ^a   Du, Ming Kui ^a   Gao, Chun Hua ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc; Low back pain; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871319851     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.31.004     Document Type: Article

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