Risk factors for first time incidence sciatica: A systematic review

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-78

  Cook, Chad E ^a   Taylor, Jeffrey ^b   Wright, Alexis ^b   Milosavljevic, Steven ^c   Goode, Adam ^d   Whitford, Maureen ^a  

^a WALSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Primary prevention; Risk factors; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SCIATICA; SMOKING; STATISTICAL BIAS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SCIATICA; SMOKING;

EID: 84902551848     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.1572     Document Type: Review

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