Natural course of acute neck and low back pain in the general population: The HUNT study

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1237-1244

  Vasseljen, Ottar ^a   Woodhouse, Astrid ^a,b   Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon ^a   Leivseth, Linda ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

General population; Low back pain; Natural course; Neck pain; New episode; Pain intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE;

EID: 84879780759     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.03.032     Document Type: Article

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