Determining the pain-affecting factors of university students with nonspecific low back pain

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1561-1564

  Taspinar, Ferruh ^a   Taspinar, Betul ^a   Cavlak, Ugur ^b   Celik, Erdal ^c  

^a DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Sedat Tas Rehabilitation Centre   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Back pain; Risk factors; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891899200     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.25.1561     Document Type: Article

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