Radiating low back pain in general practice: Incidence, prevalence, diagnosis, and long-term clinical course of illness

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-32

  Spijker Huiges, Antje ^a   Groenhof, Feikje ^a   Winters, Jan C ^a   Van Wijhe, Marten ^a   Groenier, Klaas H ^a   Van Der Meer, Klaas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practice; Incidence; Long term care; Lumbago; Pain treatment; Prevalence; Sciatica; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925324760     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2015.1006462     Document Type: Article

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