Systematic review of prognostic factors predicting outcome in non-surgically treated patients with sciatica

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1126-1137

  Verwoerd, A J H ^a   Luijsterburg, P A J ^a   Lin, C W C ^b   Jacobs, W C H ^c   Koes, B W ^a   Verhagen, A P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCIATICA; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 84894158970     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00301.x     Document Type: Review

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